'Willie Mays was the best to ever play the game'
Frederic J. Frommer at CNN
Choosing the best baseball player ever is a "fraught exercise," but Willie Mays is the "clear choice, for his superhuman combination of speed and power, his incredible defense, his hitting prowess — and his grace on the baseball diamond," says Frederic J. Frommer. While a "case can be made for New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth," Mays combined his own slugging ability "with outstanding speed and defense, two qualities that were not hallmarks of Ruth's game."
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