Willie Mays was nearing the end of his illustrious career in baseball when he crossed paths with St. Petersburg in the early 1970s.
Hall of Famer Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93, was signed by New York Mets owner Joan Payson in 1972, when he was 41 years old and had been with the Giants organization for nearly 20 years, first in New York, and subsequently in San Francisco.
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