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Willie Mays celebrated at Oracle Park in San Francisco
From Bill Clinton to Spike Lee, legends and friends gather to honor the Baseball Hall of Famer
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Reggie Jackson reminds us that MLB’s Rickwood Field game isn’t a kumbaya moment
For many Black players, event opened old wounds
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Rickwood Field, Willie Mays and the balance of celebration and commemoration
Following the death of the Say Hey Kid, there’s mourning but also the joy he brought to baseball
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How Rickwood Field is significant to baseball history
A look at the 114-year-old ballpark, Willie Mays’ legacy and the importance of MLB’s arrival
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Willie Mays and the birth of cool in sports
Mays was a Black sports star who introduced Black style to mainstream America
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Baseball legend Willie Mays is in Birmingham in spirit
Screening of his 2022 documentary ‘Say Hey, Willie Mays’ a reminder of his iconic image ahead of Rickwood MLB game
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Major League Baseball descends on Birmingham and Rickwood Field
MLB and its week of events brings attention to the Southern city, but isn’t about to change the generational trauma of segregation
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Negro Leagues stats update by MLB a sobering reminder of challenge to maintain Black history
This was a necessary reckoning for the assembled group who refuse to let Black American history die
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Dave Parker is a father figure to Black MLB legends
In the 1980s and 1990s, the seven-time All-Star helped raise a generation of Black stars including Eric Davis, Barry Larkin and Gary Sheffield