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Read the adorable letter a young Kevin Youkilis sent to Willie Mays

As a kid, everybody has a favorite player. Their hero. The guy they imagine being in the backyard as they hit that walk-off grand slam to win the imaginary World Series. A young Kevin Youkilis, though, went one step further: He grew up idolizing Willie Mays, and one day, he decided to write him a letter. 
And because moms are moms, the Internet got a glimpse of this fantastically adorable piece of baseball history:

Two outs, bases loaded, down three, the Say Hey Kid hits a grand slam -- Youk even provided a helpful illustration of the field and scoreboard, along with, "From: Kevin Youkilis To: Willie Mays," in case there was any confusion. No word on if Mays ever got back to him, though.

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