What honor did Mays receive in 1999?
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Lifetime Achievement Award
Selected as the Greatest Player Ever
Named to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Answer
Mays received the honor of being named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. This team was chosen by a panel of 100 baseball experts to honor the greatest players of the 20th century. Mays was one of only four players to be unanimously selected to the team, along with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Walter Johnson.
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