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Willie Mays was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Famer's Hall of Fame on Sunday .
It was the first time in the Hall's history that an induction ceremony was held without Mays.
"You're talking about one of the best players that ever played the game," David Ortiz says.
Joe Mauer , Adrian Beltre , Jim Leyland and Todd Helton were inducted in Cooperstown .
Willie Mays played and starred everywhere, influenced and thrilled legions.
Mays' father was a Pullman porter and steel mill worker, but he was also a fine ballplayer.
He played pro ball as a high schooler, got his start for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948 .
He barnstormed after the season , traipsing around the country and beyond.
Willie Mays was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday .
Mays, Brooks Robinson , Cepeda and Whitey Herzog were honored at Cooperstown .
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