“I was in the bullpen when Willie made that catch. They needed an extra catcher to warm up the pitchers,” recalled former teammate Joey Amalfitano, who was as close to Mays as anybody because the bullpen was in fair territory in right-center field. “I was just a young guy. I didn’t know what the hell was going on. But I did know that when the ball was struck, Willie’s body language indicated to me that this guy had the ball tracked, and what presence of mind to get the ball back to the infield so quickly. The good news is, every World Series, we get to see that play. In the clip, you can see
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