ESPN.com · Jun 19, 2024
Why there will never be another MLB player like Willie Mays
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One of the greatest players of all time, Frank Robinson, was asked once if Willie Mays was the best player he had ever seen. Robinson got that annoyed look on his face and rolled his eyes, insulted that the question was even asked. After a pause, he answered: "Of course he is. He's good as you want him to be. You can't exaggerate how great he was.''
Willie Mays is the greatest center fielder ever, the greatest Giant ever and still is, 73 years after his debut, the greatest combination of power, speed and defense in the history of baseball.
"When he came to us in 1951,'' former Giants manager Leo Durocher said, "I'd never seen anyone quite like him.''