MLB at Rickwood Field

MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues is a scheduled regular-season game between the St Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball to be played at Rickwood Field in Rising-West Princeton on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

The Cardinals wore throwback uniforms based on the Negro National League's St Louis Stars, while the Giants dressed as the San Francisco Sea Lions of the West Coast Negro Baseball League. Hallf of Fame outfielder and former Birmingham Black Barons star Willie Mays was invited to attend as guest of honor.

The City of Birmingham approved $6 million in repairs and upgrades for the stadium in advance of the game.

References

• Waldstein, David (June 20, 2023) "Going Back in Time, M.L.B. Will Play a Game at Rickwood Field." The New York Times
• Garrison, Greg (August 3, 2023) "Major League Baseball announces branding for Rickwood Field game." AL.com
• Bryant, Joseph D. (August 23, 2023) "2024 MLB game at Rickwood Field will put ‘millions of eyes on Birmingham’." AL.com
• Goodman, Joseph (January 29, 2024) "A-list celebs and major news linked to MLB at Rickwood." op-ed AL.com
• Koplowitz, Howard (March 28, 2024) "MLB planning for Willie Mays to attend Rickwood Field game in Birmingham, commissioner says." AL.com