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‘It really motivated me’: Trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum inspires Chicago White Sox and ACE players
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‘It really motivated me’: Trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum ...
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Cleats from stolen Jackie Robinson statue arrive at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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Celebrate Philly baseball history with this vintage-inspired collection of Negro League hoodies, jerseys, and baseball caps for the culture
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Celebrate Philly baseball history with this vintage-inspired collection of ...
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I tried out for Oakland Ballers, thinking of women before and after me: The Chronicle’s Marisa Ingemi was one of two women to try out for the Oakland Ballers ...
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I tried out for Oakland Ballers, thinking of women before and after me
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These trailblazing athletes raised the bar for women’s sports: Women athletes are finally getting more of the due they deserve. Take a look at trailblazers who ...
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These trailblazing athletes raised the bar for women’s sports
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MLB planning for Willie Mays to attend Rickwood Field game in Birmingham: Born in an Alabama town that no longer exists, Willie Mays, 92, became a baseball ...
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MLB planning for Willie Mays to attend Rickwood Field game in Birmingham
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MLB The Show Will Include Women Players for the First Time: MLB The Show 24 will feature a career mode that allows gamers to create a female player and steer her ...
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MLB The Show Will Include Women Players for the First Time
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MLB The Show 24 to feature playable women athletes for first time in 'Road to the Show' video game mode
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MLB The Show 24 to feature playable women athletes for first time in 'Road ...
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Version 1.0: Negro Leagues statistics could soon be entered into MLB record book.
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Three time MLB All-Star and Phillies great Ryan Howard came to Birmingham to invite Negro League Players to the MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro ... Show more   #MLB   #philliesnation   #rickwoodfield   #negroleaguesbaseballmuseum
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum announces celebration of KC’s first championship team
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104 years ago today, the Negro National League was founded. Here are some of the legends who made Negro Leagues Baseball special. 💙 #BlackHistoryMonth
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2024 NBA All-Star Game is here. So why does the league keep ignoring Pacers' ABA history?
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Dwight Gooden meets Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe, Monte Irvin, and Josh Gibson Jr. at an event in New York to honor the Negro Leagues, 1992. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Josh Gibson’s Negro Leagues career was legendary. #BlackHistoryMonth
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One of the most prolific and legendary pitchers in history. Satchel Paige was a spectacular fan favorite. His Hall of Fame plaque estimated that he “thrilled ... Show more   #BlackHistoryMonth
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A member of Brooklyn’s famous “Boys of Summer,” Roy Campanella was a Negro Leagues star who joined the Dodgers in 1948 and helped lead them to 5 NL pennants ... Show more   #BlackHistoryMonth
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Toni Stone was the first woman to play in the Negro Leagues when she was signed by the Indianapolis Clowns in 1953. In 1990 Toni Stone Field was dedicated in ... Show more   #BlackHistoryMonth   #NGWSD
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Police arrest man in connection with theft of Jackie Robinson statue: Police say the man was taken into custody earlier in an unrelated case and charged Monday ...
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Police arrest man in connection with theft of Jackie Robinson statue
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Announcing MLB The Show 24: Negro Leagues Edition, a tribute to the pioneers who played and the newspapers that preserved this important chapter in American ... Show more
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Outraged at that Jackie Robinson statue destroyed in Wichita? Think about Buck O’Neil | Opinion
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An Afternoon With Baseball’s Greatest Storyteller: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick explains why the museum is “one of the nation's most ...
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An Afternoon With Baseball’s Greatest Storyteller
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Remembering the local team that played in the first Negro Leagues World Series 100 years ago
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MLB The Show 24: Storylines Derek Jeter Feature Premiere Breakdown: The second feature premiere of MLB The Show 24’s pre-release schedule was all about Derek ...
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MLB The Show 24: Storylines Derek Jeter Feature Premiere Breakdown
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MLB The Show 24: Storylines Season 2 Negro Leagues Feature Premiere Details: The first of several Feature Premieres debuted on February 15. Our first real dive ...
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MLB The Show 24: Storylines Season 2 Negro Leagues Feature Premiere ...
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Flashback to the Detroit Stars: Baseball baron lived large, died suspiciously: A look back at Tenny Blount and Rube Foster, founders and owners of the Detroit ...
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Flashback to the Detroit Stars: Baseball baron lived large ...
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MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Season 2 Feature Premiere Starting Soon: The first feature premiere for MLB The Show 24 will be starting soon, and it will be ...
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MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Season 2 Feature Premiere Starting Soon
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MLB The Show 24 Adds First Female Player In Series History: Toni Stone, Hank Aaron, and others will be playable in the upcoming baseball sim
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MLB The Show 24 Adds First Female Player In Series History
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MLB The Show 24 - Storylines: The Negro Leagues Season 2 - What Are You Hoping to See?
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PHOTOS: The life and career of Satchel Paige: Throughout his multi-decade career, Negro League and Major League Baseball pitcher Leroy 'Satchel' Paige ...
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PHOTOS: The life and career of Satchel Paige
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MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Edition Won't Include Disc on PlayStation 5, But Will on Xbox Series X|S
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MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Edition Won't Include Disc on PlayStation 5 ...
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Predictions for New Legends Coming to MLB The Show 24: We finally have a release date for MLB The Show 24 as well as full details on the Negro Leagues Edition ...
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Predictions for New Legends Coming to MLB The Show 24
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MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Edition Announced - Early Access Begins March 15: Sony San Diego Studio revealed their MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Edition today ...
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MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Edition Announced - Early Access Begins ...
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum admission will be free in February, thanks to Royals
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Goodman: A-list celebs and major news linked to MLB at Rickwood: It's time for Birmingham to deliver a Big League win.
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Goodman: A-list celebs and major news linked to MLB at Rickwood
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J. Rieger Launches Whiskeys Celebrating Negro Leagues Baseball: This new whiskey collection from Kansas City distillery J. Rieger was released to celebrate the ...
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J. Rieger Launches Whiskeys Celebrating Negro Leagues Baseball
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Biggest Win in 2023: Negro Leagues Storylines in MLB The Show 23: The “biggest win” is slightly hard to quantify for our awards because it’s not a specific game ...
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Biggest Win in 2023: Negro Leagues Storylines in MLB The Show 23
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Inspired by Negro leaguers, Dave Stewart pays it forward in tribute: Former Oakland Athletics ace Dave Stewart is on the advisory committee for the Hall of ...
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Inspired by Negro leaguers, Dave Stewart pays it forward in tribute
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MLB aims to begin evaluating Negro Leagues stats with eye on record books: The move comes three years after MLB designated Negro Leagues as Major Leagues.
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MLB aims to begin evaluating Negro Leagues stats with eye on record books
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Baseball Hall of Fame to feature retired players in Memorial Day weekend tribute to Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game
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Marshawn Lynch and Pat Mahomes Sr. visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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'Reclaimed: The Forgotten League' takes a look into the unseen history of the Negro Leagues
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Astros, Royals will wear Houston Eagles, Kansas City Monarchs uniforms: The Astros and Royals will honor the Negro Leagues with throwback uniforms in their game ...
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Astros, Royals will wear Houston Eagles, Kansas City Monarchs uniforms
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‘Feels great to represent’ — HS players reflect on the honorary Negro League exhibition
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Exclusive The League Clip Previews the NNL Baseball Documentary: ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive The League clip from the documentary by acclaimed filmmaker ...
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Exclusive The League Clip Previews the NNL Baseball Documentary
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Rickwood Field hosts blues concert, home run derby before construction starts: Construction to renovate the stadium for a Major League Baseball game next year ...
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Quick Glance: Blues Concert and Home Run Derby at Rickwood Field before Construction Begins
  • Rickwood Field, the oldest baseball park in America, is located in Birmingham, Alabama.

  • On Saturday, October 7th, a free blues concert will take place at Rickwood Field, followed by a home run derby on Sunday, October 15th, before the stadium renovation begins for next year's Major League Baseball game.

  • Gerald Watkins, Chairman of the Friends of Rickwood, stated that some minor work is currently being done.

  • Klesko achieved 278 home runs during his 16-year Major League career.
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Honorary Negro league exhibition game for Black and brown players returns to Sacramento
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Birmingham’s Rickwood Field is the best kind of monument: A real one: With a restoration on tap before next summer’s MLB game, the legendary stadium delivers ...
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Birmingham’s Rickwood Field is the best kind of monument: A real one
Quick Glance: Rickwood Field: A Genuine Monument
  • MLB game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on June 20, 2024 at the historic Rickwood grounds.

  • The nonprofit organization Friends of Rickwood Field supports the preservation of the field.

  • Rickwood Field has been hosting various events and games for 35 years.

  • The Rickwood game is a tribute to the Negro Leagues and honors 92-year-old Willie Mays.
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Flying Squirrels reintroduce 'The Other Boys of Summer' through program: Near the end of “The Other Boys of Summer,” a former player in the Negro League smiles ...
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Flying Squirrels reintroduce 'The Other Boys of Summer' through program
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Harlem’s Sam Pollard explains the importance of his new Negro Leagues doc ‘The League’
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Harlem’s Sam Pollard explains the importance of his new Negro Leagues doc ...
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Major League Baseball announces branding for Rickwood Field game: Major League Baseball will play a game at Rickwood Field as a tribute to the Negro Leagues on ...
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Major League Baseball announces branding for Rickwood Field game
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Ban Johnson Collegiate League players learn from Bob Kendrick at NLBM: ‘Changed the game’
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Ban Johnson Collegiate League players learn from Bob Kendrick at NLBM: ...
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Director Sam Pollard On ‘The League’ And Black Baseball’s Untold History: “I always feel a responsibility to tell our story and to make people understand that ...
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Director Sam Pollard On ‘The League’ And Black Baseball’s Untold History
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‘Thousands of people’ expected at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s hot dog festival
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Giants will begin 2024 schedule with 10 NL West games: The San Francisco Giants will be in the middle of the National League West fight from Opening Day in 2024.
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Giants will begin 2024 schedule with 10 NL West games
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KC Monarchs’ HBCU Greek Night resonates with Bob Kendrick: ‘So many people turned out’
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KC Monarchs’ HBCU Greek Night resonates with Bob Kendrick: ‘So many people ...
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‘Next generation needs to know’: New Negro Leagues documentary streaming July 14: New documentary film ‘The League’ features Negro League baseball and is ...
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‘Next generation needs to know’: New Negro Leagues documentary streaming ...
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SF Giants to play at Willie Mays’ former Negro Leagues home in 2024: Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that the Giants and Cardinals will play a game at ...
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SF Giants to play at Willie Mays’ former Negro Leagues home in 2024
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The Negro League revolutionized baseball – MLB's new rules are part of its legacy
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Plans are ready to restore fire-damaged Satchel Paige home. But it will cost millions
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Broadcaster Bob Costas believes Rickwood Field, America's oldest ballpark, will be a "revelation" for baseball's casual fans when the planned 2024 ... Show more   www.al.com/opinion/2023/06/johnson-bob-costas-calls-mlbs-rickwood-game-just-perfect-weighs-in-on-what-to-call-it.html
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COLUMN: The San Francisco Giants will play next June in a game called “MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues ... Show more
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Some 75 years after Satchel Paige debut, salute to ‘Black Aces’ asks what might’ve been
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Some 75 years after Satchel Paige debut, salute to ‘Black Aces’ asks what ...
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How the Negro Leagues Shaped Modern Baseball: A new documentary examines the afterlife of Black baseball’s golden eras, and what was lost with their demise.
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How the Negro Leagues Shaped Modern Baseball
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‘A story that didn’t used to be told’: the rise and fall of baseball’s Negro Leagues
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‘A story that didn’t used to be told’: the rise and fall of baseball’s ...
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The inside story of how Larry Doby broke the American League’s color line 76 years ago – Terry Pluto
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The inside story of how Larry Doby broke the American League’s color line ...
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Congratulations to Dontrelle Willis on his upcoming induction into the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum later this year!
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Column: Double Duty Classic players get a history lesson while living out their dreams
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Column: How the Double Duty Classic connects Chicago’s rich baseball past with its future
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'The League': Sam Pollard and Questlove Talk Doc in New Interview: The documentarians tell IndieWire how (and why) they joined forces to dig into the Negro ...
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'The League': Sam Pollard and Questlove Talk Doc in New Interview
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When the COVID-19 pandemic began, local history teacher Vince Ciaramella would walk through local cemeteries in the Pittsburgh region ... Show more
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Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 2023 class headlined by former Negro Leagues star slugger
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Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 2023 class headlined by former Negro Leagues ...