Top-flight baseball is back at Rickwood Field as Major League Baseball makes its debut at the historic ballpark. The St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants will square off in the special game at 7:15 p.m. ET Thursday, June 20, in honor of Juneteenth. The two teams will wear special uniforms paying homage to Negro […]
Oldest MLB stadiums: How Rickwood Field compares to Fenway Park, other historic ballparks
MLB is playing a game Thursday at the oldest ballpark in America, and it isn’t Fenway Park. While Fenway may be MLB’s oldest ballpark, Birmingham’s Rickwood Field owns the distinction of being the oldest in the United States. The Giants and Cardinals will play at Rickwood as MLB pays homage to the Negro Leagues by […]
Where is Rickwood Field located? City, capacity, and how MLB renovated Negro Leagues ballpark
Rickwood Field hosted some of baseball’s greatest stars in the early-to-mid 1900s, and MLB is bringing the sport back to the historic park in 2024. Willie Mays and Satchel Paige were among the talented Negro League stars that suited up for the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham Black Barons on Rickwood Field. Since the integration of the […]