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Willie Mays' 1st NFT to Feature HS Diploma; Proceeds Go to Say Hey Foundation

Major League Baseball icon Willie Mays is getting into the NFT business for a good cause.

Per ESPN's Tim Kurkjian, Mays will begin selling a nonfungible token featuring his high school diploma Sunday as part of his 90th birthday celebration. All proceeds go to the Say Hey Foundation.

Kurkjian noted that Mays' diploma from Alabama's Fairfield Industrial High School said his assigned profession would be in "cleaning, dyeing and pressing."

Mays spoke to Kurkjian about moving into the world of NFTs:

"I had to get them explained to me. I'm used to tokens you can hold in your hand.