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- Negro Leagues legends tell stories of Mays and more at Museum brunch
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Ahead of MLB’s Tribute to the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field on Thursday night, there was one final get together aimed at giving those who battled and balled in the Negro Leagues the shine and adoration that they deserve. And in the name of stacking history upon...
- Mural unveiled in Birmingham honoring Mays' origins
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If you take stock of the thousands of AP and Getty images, the decades worth of baseball cards and posters produced and the countless highlights showcasing Willie Mays' greatness as a baseball player, artist Chuck Styles could have chosen from a treasure trove of stills to create...
- First all-Black crew to umpire Rickwood Field Game
Rickwood Field will see history in multiple ways when the Cardinals take on the Giants on Thursday night. Along with being the first regular-season AL/NL game to be played at America's oldest ballpark as a tribute to the Negro Leagues, the game will also be the first in AL/NL history...
- MLB-MLBPA invests in future with donation to the Negro Leagues Family Alliance
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- When Tony Clark was a teenager in the Tigers’ Minor League farm system in 1991, he had the opportunity to visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. He spent more than four hours exploring the museum’s artifacts and learning about the legacies of some...
- MLB Together brings smiles to young hospital patients at Children's of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The push to extend MLB’s connections with local entities that provide essential care to the Birmingham community continued on Wednesday morning, when MLB Together and a few special guests visited the prestigious Children’s of Alabama hospital to honor the institution's pediatric healthcare efforts. The private, non-profit medical...
- Sabathia's Barnstorm Birmingham softball game brings out the stars
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- While Thursday’s game at Rickwood Field will count in the standings for the Cardinals and Giants, Wednesday night’s contest was about more than what happens between the lines. “Barnstorm Birmingham,” which was launched by special assistant to the Commissioner CC Sabathia, featured a celebrity softball game with...
- Birmingham kids get chance to Play Ball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- With the Double-A Birmingham Barons set to play in the MiLB at Rickwood Field game against the Montgomery Biscuits on Tuesday night, their home ballpark -- Regions Field -- could have sat empty. Instead, it was filled with the raucous chorus of children’s voices, as Major League...
- How Mays' path to MLB fame was aided by a scout at Rickwood Field
This story was published before Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93....
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- VideoFirst all-Black umpire crew in AL/NL history
The Giants vs. Cardinals game hosts the first all-Black umpire crew in NL/AL history at Rickwood Field
- VideoNegro Leagues alumni are honored at Rickwood Field
Several Negro Leagues alumni are honored and recognized before the Giants-Cardinals game at Rickwood Field
- VideoMLB-MLBPA YDF Announce NLFA Grant
The MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation announces a $500,000 grant to benefit the Negro Leagues Family Alliance to support its mission
- VideoMicah Johnson talks his Juneteenth art project
Micah Johnson joins the White Sox booth to discuss his Juneteenth art project, his art career and more
- VideoQ&A panel for "Say Hey, Willie Mays!" in Birmingham
Director Nelson George and Michael Mays, Willie Mays' son, engage in a Q&A panel after hosting a screening of "Say Hey, Willie Mays!"
- VideoPLAY BALL at Regions Field
In advance of the events at the historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, MLB hosts a special PLAY BALL event at Regions Field
- VideoRoy Wood Jr. and Harold Reynolds discuss Rickwood
Roy Wood Jr. and Harold Reynolds discuss the history of Rickwood Field and surprise some local students with tickets to the game
- VideoRickwood Field: An Enduring Legacy
Harold Reynolds and former Negro League Players Al Holt, Joseph Marbury and Ferdinand Rutledge share their stories from Rickwood Field
- VideoBronx Education All-Star Day at Yankee Stadium
The Yankees hold Bronx Education All-Star Day at Yankee Stadium, celebrating students’ academic excellence, community service and leadership
- VideoA beautiful reflection of the spirit of our community
We worked with PNC Bank and Jessie and Katey on our new Birdland Murals installation at the Baltimore Convention Center
- VideoHappy Mother's Day 2024
To all mothers and mother figures, happy Mother's Day from Major League Baseball and Susan G. Komen.
- VideoMLB is helping to increase mental health awareness
You can text MLB to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor at Crisis Text Line