Willie Mays turned 86 years old this past Saturday, May 6 when the team was on the road in Cincinnati. In the middle of the 3rd inning Thursday against – coincidentally enough – the Cincinnati Reds, Willie was shown on the jumbotron at AT&T Park.
Evans joined Drew Hoffar, Kevin Frandsen and Rudy Ortiz on KNBR 1050’s morning show The Audible live from Scottsdale to talk about the outlook of his club heading into 2017. While he was on, he shared how Willie Mays told him once he should always be wearing one of his rings.
Willie McCovey sat down with Marty Lurie to discuss his MLB debut on July 30, 1959, in which he went 4-4 with two triples. ‘Stretch’ explained how that led to his Rookie of the Year season and legendary Hall of Fame career.