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The greatest players to play at Rickwood Field included the Say Hey Kid, Hammer, Mr. Cub
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoHe was a 14-time All-Star and two-time NL MVP with the Chicago Cubs and was the first player in...
Lennon: Reggie taught us a real-life history lesson, and it was must-see
Newsday· 6 hours agoMajor League Baseball’s historic event at Rickwood Field this past week was meant to be a...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
The Sacramento Bee· 3 days agoOne of my kids asked: “Who is Willie Mays?” The person who posed the question is 20 and was born 30 years after Mays retired from a celebrated baseball career that began with great fanfare in ...
Willie Mays, Major League Baseball’s ‘Say Hey Kid,’ Dies at Age 93
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoJackie Robinson had broken MLB’s color line just a year earlier, and though Mays was still attending...
Jon Batiste’s Lindy Hop and MLB’s bop leave Rickwood ready for an encore
Birmingham News· 1 day agoThe City of Birmingham and Major League Baseball spent millions of dollars to restore and improve...
One catch, one stat: Why Willie Mays' greatness is so easy to analyze
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoLike awaiting baseball’s slow integration, as he spent 1948 with the Black Barons one year after ...
Willie Mays, a baseball giant, dies at age 93
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“I didn’t think I would have a chance, because of segregation. I didn’t think I would ever get out of Birmingham,” he said. Sports He credited Jackie ...
Willie Mays was so much to so many. His legacy — and humanity — will still be celebrated.
Philly.com· 3 days agoAs my plane landed Tuesday in Birmingham, I thought of Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. The two baseball...
Willie Mays is an icon whose legacy is ingrained in the fiber of baseball
Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoMays, who made his debut four years after Jackie Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier, was not just...
MLB at historic Rickwood Field: What you need to know as Giants vs. Cardinals pays tribute to Willie...
Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoBaseball legends including Mays, Jackie Robinson and Josh Gibson played there during their careers....
