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May 28th, 1951-Willie Mays hits his first career home run

By: Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief • May 28, 2025
May 28th, 1951-Willie Mays hits his first career home run
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After starting his major league career 0/12, future MLB legend, Willie Mays connected for a solo home run in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves(re-branded as Atlanta).

Mays went on to have one of the greatest careers in MLB history, winning 2 MVPs, winning 12 Gold Gloves and being selected to 24 All-Star games. He also had a career batting average of .301, scored 2,068 runs and hit 660 home runs.

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Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief
Dylan Miller is currently a Senior at Colonia High School. He enjoys participating in sports, earning varsity letters in cross country, winter track and spring track. In addition to participating in sports, Miller also follows the NFL, NBA and MLB. Scouting is a large part of Miller’s extracurricular activities as an Eagle Scout. At this level he will learn more about leadership and communication, which Miller is eager to add to his skill set as he prepares for college. When he’s not busy in school or running, he enjoys watching TV shows like Ted Lasso. He also likes listening to sports analysts Colin Cowherd, Jim Rome or Dan Patrick. He aspires to work in the sports field and run track in college.