Willie Mays, Birmingham and Rickwood Field: Baseball Honors a Legend in His Hometown
Briefly

In the late innings of a minor league game, fans learned about the death of Willie Mays and paid tribute at the historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, where Mays started his professional career as a teenage phenom.
To honor Mays and the Negro Leagues, a game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals was scheduled at Mays's hometown, a significant event to celebrate his legacy and contributions to baseball.
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