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How Rickwood Field was renovated for historic MLB game: 'We maintained the magic'
USA Today· 1 day agoThe year was 1992, the 82nd anniversary of the opening of Rickwood Field. It had been five years...
MLB is honoring the Negro Leagues with game at historic Alabama ballpark. What to know
Today· 24 hours agoThe historic site of Major League Baseball's special regular-season game on June 20 isn't a mythical...
At Rickwood Field, Willie Mays Is the Star of the Show, One More Time
New York Times· 9 hours agoEarlier this week, as Major League Baseball prepared for a tribute game in his hometown Birmingham,...
Willie Mays is the greatest baseball player who ever lived
Birmingham News· 2 days agoThere was little argument before Tuesday that Willie Mays was the greatest living player in baseball...
Willie Mays' case as baseball's GOAT: 24-time MLB All-Star was the perfect five-tool superstar
CBS Sports· 2 days agoKnowing what we know now, Josh Gibson should sure be on that list. Obviously, Mays belongs toward...
MLB’s tribute to Negro leagues with game at Rickwood Field will have a somber undertone in wake of...
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoNow, the big leagues are coming to Birmingham. Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in...
Legacies of Josh Gibson, Negro Leagues players go beyond statistical recognition
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 2 days agoAlthough the Negro Leagues star and his family received a ton of attention following Major League...
Why are Giants, Cardinals playing at Rickwood Field today? Commemorative MLB game to honor Negro...
The Tuscaloosa News· 1 day agoRickwood Field is one of the United States' most historic ballparks and sports landmarks. Its...
For Georgia baseball, coach Wes Johnson just scratching the surface of his plan | Loran Smith
Athens Banner-Herald· 4 hours agoIn all likelihood, Georgia baseball coach Wes Johnson is not a devotee of medieval poet Geoffrey...
Giants' history has more than its share of Alabamians
Birmingham News· 1 day agoAs part of Major League Baseball’s upcoming event at Rickwood Field, AL.com and The Birmingham News...