On Willie Mays' birthday, MLB to reveal plans to honor Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field - The San Francisco Standard

On Willie Mays' birthday, MLB to reveal plans to honor Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field - The San Francisco Standard

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred promised the league would return to Rickwood. Now, the plans to honor the Negro Leagues are set.

MLB returns to Rickwood Field with East-West Classic - Ballpark Digest

MLB’s East-West Classic returns this season to Rickwood Field, with the tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Games held from 1933-1962 set for June 19. Announced today on what would have been Willie Mays’ 94th birthday, the East-West Classic will feature squads led by 2025 Hall of Fame inductee CC Sabathia (West captain) and All-Star […] The post MLB returns to Rickwood Field with East-West Classic first appeared on Ballpark Digest.

MLB East-West Classic to be held at Rickwood Field

By AJ Holliday, CBS 42 BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Baseball will be coming back to Rickwood Field in the summer, as the Second Annual East-West Classic will honor the Negro-League all-star games of the past. The event will be held June 19, which is Juneteenth. Former players from past generations will participate. Last year’s event in Cooperstown, New York, featured legends such as Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Smith. Chris Young is the captain of the East, wi…

Star-studded rosters revealed for '25 East-West Classic at Rickwood Field

The East-West Classic is returning in 2025. Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday – what would’ve been Willie Mays’ 94th birthday – that the tribute to the Negro Leagues’ All-Star Games will be played on Juneteenth at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala. General admission tickets are on sale now at