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MLB at Rickwood Field: 10 things we learned at MLB's event honoring Negro Leagues
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 hours agoSince then, this type of jewel event has grown into an extravaganza. Monday had a special screening...
Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field
Houston Chronicle· 9 hours agoAs Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of...
MLB's addition of Negro League players' stats helps rectify baseball history
CBS News· 2 days agoThe MLB officially recognized the contributions the Negro League made to baseball, and it's...
Rickwood Field Road Trip Part 1
Major League Baseball· 17 hours agoBirmingham’s Rickwood Field – the oldest professional baseball stadium in America, standing since 1910, and the former home of theNegro American League’s...
Morgan Freeman, once again, shares his 'detest' of Black History Month
LA Times via AOL· 4 days agoBlack History Month was established in 1976, building on the legacy of Carter G. Woodson, a scholar...
Cardinals beat Giants at Rickwood Field
KCRA 3 Sacramento· 7 hours agoBrendan Donovan hit a two-run homer and a double and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in the Negro Leagues tribute game at...
'It's a shrine': Cardinals set to honor Negro Leagues history with game at iconic Rickwood Field
KSDK St. Louis· 4 days agoWhen the Giants and Cardinals take the field in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, a special chapter...
Reggie Jackson details racism he experienced while playing at Rickwood Field: 'I wouldn't wish it on...
Fox News· 12 hours agoReggie Jackson missed the Negro League era, but he did play minor league baseball at the legendary...
Bob Kendrick talks loss of Willie Mays ahead of historic game in Birmingham
WDAF via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoBut as I remind people, Field of Dreams was based off a movie, there’s nothing made up about this...
With Rickwood Field game, MLB reconnects with a community that has too long been excluded
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo Sports· 16 hours agoThe series has since taken on both tribute and funereal tones in the...field, its history, and the...
