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The complicated legacy of Birmingham’s white baseball legends: Harry Walker
Birmingham News· 5 days agoAs part of Major League Baseball’s upcoming event at Rickwood Field, AL.com and The Birmingham News...
Rickwood Field Road Trip Part 1
Major League Baseball· 4 days agoWhen the Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee – containing baseball historians and journalists as well as former executives and players – released...
Paul Sullivan: Baseball icon Willie Mays saluted at Wrigley Field on a memorable night
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoIt was the sixth inning of a game between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants, and thanks to...
Willie Mays Will Be Forever
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoHow best to describe Willie Mays? Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93, was baseball’s unprecedented entertainment package: constant offense, stellar...
Willie Mays, Entertaining Icon of Baseball, Dies at 93
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoWillie Mays, the incandescent center fielder for the New York and San Francisco Giants whose...
Where was Willie Mays from? Late MLB legend was Alabama native who began career in Birmingham
The Tuscaloosa News· 5 days agoFormer New York and San Francisco Giants star Willie Mays, perhaps the greatest player in...
Willie Mays - the 'Say Hey Kid' considered baseball's best all-around player - dies at 93
GBH News· 5 days agoWillie Mays is widely considered to be the greatest baseball player of all time. The 'Say Hey Kid'...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoNot only was he portraying the legendary James Brown in the film, but he also took on the very hefty burden of doing all his own dance moves—no stunt double—and even some of the singing. Now ...
Willie Mays paid a high price to be Willie Mays - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoWillie was a National Leaguer, and he was rooting for the Cubs. Willie was 85 at the time, an...
The 22 best MLB careers by players with Alabama baseball roots
Birmingham News· 7 days agoThe best Major League Baseball career for a player with Alabama roots belongs to Willie Mays. How...