David Bridges
TMZSports.com
Jimmy Rollins says he wouldn’t ideas it if an MLB participant certainly not wore the No. 24 as soon as extra … telling TMZ Sports activities actions he’d be all the way in which all the way down to see Rob Manfred retire Willie Mays‘ well-known amount league-wide.
The potential of the dignity has been floated by baseball followers all over the place within the nation the last few days … after Mays sadly died at 93 years outdated on June 18.
Seamheads have argued that on account of his have an effect on on the league, Mays’ outdated amount must get the similar remedy that solely Jackie Robinson‘s No. 42 has beforehand earned from the MLB.
After we purchased Rollins out at LAX this week, he said he’d be all for it … telling us “It is likely to be a terrific honor.”
J Roll went on to say he thinks Mays is “most probably the very best all-time all-around baseball participant to have carried out the game” — and any individual who’s well-deserving of such a grand tribute.
Mays, in any case, has almost pretty much as good of a case as anyone for the dignity … as he carried out in over 3,000 video video games, hit 660 home runs, and tallied a .301 batting widespread. He moreover gained two MVPs and was named an All-Star a staggering 24 situations.
Unclear, though, if Manfred is considering it in the meanwhile.
Clara Hastings
Cameron Steel
