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Jimmy Rollins Hopeful MLB Will Retire Willie Mays' No. 24 League-Wide

I'M ALL FOR IT TMZSports.com

Jimmy Rollins says he wouldn't mind it if an MLB player never wore the No. 24 again ... telling TMZ Sports he'd be down to see Rob Manfred retire Willie Mays' famous number league-wide.

The possibility of the honor has been floated by baseball fans all over the country the past few days ... after Mays sadly died at 93 years old on June 18.

Willie mays sub 2
Willie mays sub 2
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Seamheads have argued that due to his impact on the league, Mays' old number should get the same treatment that only Jackie Robinson's No.