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MLB at Rickwood Field: 10 things we learned at MLB's event honoring Negro Leagues
USA Today· 4 hours agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — “I remained always hopeful that this day would come.” This is the way Bob...
Alabama native stars in Major League Baseball’s visit to Rickwood
Birmingham News· 11 hours agoThe only Alabama player in the first National League game in the state turned out to be the star of...
Rickwood Field Road Trip Part 1
Major League Baseball· 19 hours agoBirmingham’s Rickwood Field – the oldest professional baseball stadium in America, standing since 1910, and the former home of the Negro American ...
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,...
Why is MLB Staging a Baseball Game in Birmingham, Alabama?
Newsweek· 21 hours agoFour years ago, Major League Baseball made the decision to recognize Negro Leagues as major leagues,...
Mariners week: Gilbert’s brilliance lifts Seattle to sweep | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 4 days agoThe Mariners have the best home ERA (2.60) and WHIP (0.940) in baseball, walk the fewest hitters...
American Legion baseball: Rowan breezes to league win vs. Concord; Kannapolis romps - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 4 days agoRowan County’s American Legion team played one of its sharper games of the season on Sunday night...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOBP was not an important statistic in Mays’ day, but it is now. A .425 OBP today would be the...
The greatest players to play at Rickwood Field included the Say Hey Kid, Hammer, Mr. Cub
USA Today· 2 days agoMajor League Baseball will host a special regular season game in Birmingham, Alabama between the St....
Why are Giants, Cardinals playing at Rickwood Field today? Commemorative MLB game to honor Negro ...
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo Sports· 1 day ago(MLB x @TMobile) pic.twitter.com/f5zoOtbKR3 — ...played at Rickwood Field until 1960, shortly before the Negro Leagues folded as a whole. The Black Barons were quite successful ...