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Jimmy Rollins says he would not thoughts it if an MLB participant by no means wore the No. 24 once more … telling TMZ Sports activities he’d be right down to see Rob Manfred retire Willie Mays‘ well-known quantity league-wide.
The opportunity of the distinction has been floated by baseball followers all around the nation the previous few days … after Mays sadly died at 93 years previous on June 18.
Seamheads have argued that resulting from his influence on the league, Mays’ previous quantity ought to get the identical remedy that solely Jackie Robinson‘s No. 42 has beforehand earned from the MLB.
After we acquired Rollins out at LAX this week, he stated he’d be all for it … telling us “It might be a fantastic honor.”
J Roll went on to say he thinks Mays is “in all probability the best all-time all-around baseball participant to have performed the sport” — and somebody who’s well-deserving of such a grand tribute.
Mays, after all, has nearly as good of a case as anybody for the distinction … as he performed in over 3,000 video games, hit 660 house runs, and tallied a .301 batting common. He additionally gained two MVPs and was named an All-Star a staggering 24 occasions.
Unclear, although, if Manfred is contemplating it in the mean time.
