Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," started his career with the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Field in 1948.

The Willie Mays Open will feature three games daily and ... As the home field for the Birmingham Black Barons, one of the flagship teams of Black baseball during the game’s segregated era ...

“All of Major League Baseball is in mourning today,” Manfred said in a statement “Willie Mays took his all-around brilliance from the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League to ...

ABC 33/40 is taking time to honor the achievements and legacies of African Americans for Black History Month.Each day we will ...

A dive into Ryan Lewis' 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and a discussion on the cases of Omar Vizquel, CC Sabathia and ...

Born May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama to Ann and Willie Howard Mays Sr., Mays played baseball with his father on an industrial-league team in Birmingham, according to MLB. By 15, he was already ...

Christian music festival Winter Jam making stop in Birmingham Feb. 16 Rickwood Field is the oldest existing professional ballpark in the U.S. and served as home for the Birmingham Barons and ...

As the home field for the Birmingham Black Barons, one of the flagship teams of Black baseball during the game's segregation era, Rickwood Field was Mays' home turf when he began his Hall of Fame ...