Oracle Park will be open to the public on Thursday for a free program paying tribute to honor Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues -- and the scoreboard will televise a game between the Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
The San Francisco Giants will open Oracle Park to the public on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. for a free program paying tribute to honor Willie Mays and the Negro Leagues.Mays, who died in Palo Alto on Tuesday at the age of 93, played for the Giants from 1951 to 1972 -- during which the baseball team moved from New York to San Francisco. Mays previously played for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League.
Oracle Park, located at 24 Willie Mays Plaza, will open at noon and the ballpark's scoreboard will begin to televise a game between the Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, at 4:15 p.m. Pacific time.The Rickwood Field game will serve as a tribute to Mays, a Birmingham native, and to the Negro Leagues in which he played, according to Major League Baseball's website.
Before and after the game, Oracle Park will televise historic images of Mays. The program will conclude at 8 p.m.Reaction is pouring after the death of San Francisco Giants legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who died Tuesday. He was 93 years old.Copyright 2024 by Bay City News, Inc. Republication, re-transmission or reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. Is prohibited.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Will Willie Mays return home for MLB’s tribute to Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field?The 93-year-old baseball icon was born near baseball's oldest ballpark and played there one season for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.
Read more »
Bruce Bochy Shares Story About Giants Legend Willie MaysThe future Baseball Hall of Fame manager has plenty of stories to tell about the ‘Say Hey Kid’ from his time with the Giants.
Read more »
Willie Mays won't attend Negro League tribute game at Rickwood FieldWillie Mays will not be in attendance when the San Francisco Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field on Thursday in a game honoring him and the Negro Leagues.
Read more »
Willie Mays won't attend Negro League tribute game in AlabamaWillie Mays will not be attending the Negro League tribute game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, The San Francisco Chronicle confirmed.
Read more »
Hall of Famer Willie Mays unable to attend Negro League tribute game at Rickwood FieldWillie Mays will not be in attendance when the San Francisco Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field on Thursday in a game honoring him and the Negro Leagues.
Read more »
SF Giants: Bochy, Melvin share their Willie Mays memories ahead of Rickwood ClassicMays, the oldest living Hall of Famer, grew up near Rickwood Field and started his professional playing career there as a teenager.
Read more »