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vs.

Willie Mays

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vs.

Mickey Mantle

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Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, 1931 – June 18, 2024), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Mays was a five-tool player who began his career in the Negro leagues, playing for the Birmingham Black Barons, and spent the rest of his career in the National League (NL), playing for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets.

Baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays famously teamed up for a series of popular television commercials for Blue Bonnet margarine in the early 1980s. The comedic ads featured the two rivals wearing actual blue bonnets, eating food, and praising the brand with the slogan, "Everything's better with Blue Bonnet on it."

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