14K views · 444 reactions | “I think this is a great thing for Major League Baseball to bring the games to Japan. I think it’s a great honor for the American sport and the Japanese sport to open up the season here.” HOFer Rickey Henderson on the Opening Series in Tokyo. (Kyle Skinner/Oakland Athletics) https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/henderson-rickey | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | Facebook

On this day in 1973, the Mets honored the great Willie Mays with a "Willie Mays Night" at Shea Stadium. New York went to the World Series that season, after which Mays retired. | New York Post Sports