It is nearly impossible to find a baseball player who could be compared to Willie Mays, but Bob Costas certainly tried his best with Dan Dakich.
Willie Mays was one of a kind - literally. Mays, who died this week at the age of 93, is the only player in baseball history to have 3,000 hits, 600 home runs and double-digit Gold Glove Awards. There is no argument that Mays is a top-five player in the history of baseball - plenty argue he is No. 1.
Mays was a true five-tool player, and it is nearly impossible to find anyone like him. However, Bob Costas listed a few who remind him of the legendary Mays. The broadcaster was asked on OutKick's 'Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich' who the best living ballplayer is right now, and he had a few people in mind. 'I'm probably overlooking somebody. Shohei Ohtani is making a case, Aaron Judge is making a case,' Costas said.
would say the healthy, young Ken Griffey Jr., the pre-steroid Barry Bonds. You could make a very good case for those players. As a hitter, Albert Pujols was a terror in his Cardinals years… If you look at Albert Pujols' numbers as a Cardinal, then we're in Ted Williams territory, or pretty close to it.' From 1990 to 2000, Griffey hit .299 with a .963 OPS, hitting 422 home runs while winning 10 Gold Glove Awards.
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