A grand mural display of Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at 93, was unveiled at a ceremony in downtown Birmingham as tributes poured in all over the country Wednesday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Willie Mays gave a message to his longtime friend Dusty Baker just a day before he died.
Mays also sent an antique clock with his picture on it to the city of Birmingham. Baker was not feeling well, Bleich said, so he was not at the ceremony."Time changes things," Mays continued in his note."Time heals wounds. And that's a good thing. I had some of the best times of my life in Birmingham. So I want you to have this clock to remember those times with me, and to remember all the other players who were lucky enough to play here together.
A mural of Willie Mays was unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony in downtown Birmingham that honored the late Hall of Famer's life and career. Other tributes to Mays, born in Westfield, Alabama, near Birmingham, poured in all over the country on Wednesday, including from President Joe Biden. When the team travels to Birmingham for the commemorative game at Rickwood Field on Thursday, the Giants will open Oracle Park for fans to watch the game on the scoreboard, the team announced.
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