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Rickwood Field Road Trip Part 1
Major League Baseball· 1 day agoBirmingham’s Rickwood Field – the oldest professional baseball stadium in America, standing since 1910, and the former home...
MLB at Rickwood Field: 10 things we learned at MLB's event honoring Negro Leagues
USA Today· 12 hours agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — “I remained always hopeful that this day would come.” This is the way Bob...
Who were the St. Louis Stars? Remembering STL’s Negro League baseball team
KTVI via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoThe St. Louis Cardinals will host the San Francisco Giants on Thursday evening at Birmingham,...
Aileen Cannon Refused To Step Aside Even After Other Judges Urged Her To Do So
TPM via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJackson, of mixed Black and Hispanic heritage, wasn’t from the South. He grew up in Pennsylvania....
Willie Mays, a hall-of-famer in baseball and in life
San Antonio Express-News· 2 hours agoMays, considered by many to be the greatest ball player ever, was 93. “Willie Mays is the closest to being perfect I’ve ever seen,” Joe DiMaggio, the...
Group still raising funds to restore Satchel Paige KC home
WDAF via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoSatchel Paige pitched for 20 years in the Negro Leagues, getting his start in Birmingham. Known for...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA Today· 3 days agoA name synonymous with Southern segregation was Eugene “Bull” Connor. The issue came to a head in...
Barry Bonds posts emotional message after Willie Mays' death
USA Today· 3 days agoBarry Bonds was among the first to offer his thoughts following the death of baseball icon Willie...
Rickwood Field's legendary history: How Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues made the iconic stadium...
CBS Sports· 20 hours agoIt is older than both Wrigley Field and Fenway Park – indeed it is the oldest venue for professional...
Baseball legend Willie Mays, the 'Say Hey Kid,' dies at 93
USA Today· 3 days agoMays, almost inarguably the greatest living Hall of Famer, was to be honored Thursday evening when...
