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Giants’ newcomers react to meeting Willie Mays for the first time

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Andrew McCutchen has played in five All-Star games and won an MVP Award. Austin Jackson started in center field in the 2012 World Series and recently signed with his sixth different Major League team.

Around the game of baseball, there’s not much the new Giants’ outfielders haven’t seen.

Until Thursday, when they met Willie Mays.

“He’s (Mays) a legend, man, he was well before my time but I knew all about him,” McCutchen said. “That really shows you how great of a player he was, but you know a guy who has, his numbers are staggering and for him to be right here and see him in person, it’s something that’s really cool.