Cultural performances, festivities and a gate giveaway in celebration of African American Heritage
Join the Giants in celebration of African American Heritage at Oracle Park on Friday, May 31. Enjoy performances and pregame festivities, plus the Willie Mays Birmingham Black Barons Bobblehead, presented by California Community Colleges, given away to the first 20,000 fans.
GAMEDAY ACTIVATIONS:
- Gate Giveaway: Willie Mays Birmingham Black Barons Bobblehead, presented by California Community Colleges, given away to the first 20,000 fans who enter Oracle Park.
- Gates Open: 5:45 p.m.
- Pregame Cultural Performances: Willie Mays Plaza
- Pregame Base Art: In celebration of Black culture and the arts, the San Francisco Giants hosted an Art Series to showcase local youth art depicting the impact of Black culture on Major League Baseball and the community in the past, present and future. Three selected artists will have their art piece displayed on a commemorative base and will be honored before the game.
- Pregame Field Interview: Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro League Museum
- On-field performance: Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing by GLIDE Ensemble
- National Anthem: Ayo Brame: 17 year old tenor Saxophonist from Oakland School for the Arts. Ayo's Great-Grandfather on his Mother's side was one-armed San Francisco Sea Lions Outfielder Jesse Alexander of the Negro Leagues.
- Game Ball Delivery: RobZilla
- First Toss: Willie Mays Scholars on behalf of California Community Colleges
- First Pitch: Dr. Clarence Jones: Speechwriter and counsel to Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Lineup Card Delivery: President of the Negro League Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick
- Playball Announcers/ 7th inning Stretch: Stunnaman02
- First Pitch: 7:15 p.m. against the New York Yankees
FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFERINGS:
- Yvonne’s Southern Sweets
Giants Brew House – Section 142 (sales and sampling)
Sweet Spot – Section 218 (sales only)
- Black-Owned Breweries/Winery: Speakeasy, Full Circle, McBride Sisters Winery
Bayside Brews - Field Club Tunnel, Sections 108, 123 & 324
Giants Brew House – Section 142
Murph’s Irish Pub – Section 218
In a symbolic celebration of the Negro Leagues, and its greatest living player - Willie Mays - the San Francisco Giants will face off against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 20, 2024 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The oldest professional ballpark in the U.S., Rickwood Field is the former home of the Birmingham Black Barons - the Negro League team Mays played for until the Giants signed him upon his graduation from high school in 1950.
