The one-of-a-kind visit will be part of the Rickwood Field Fan Plaza attractions in association with games at the Birmingham ballpark this week.
Willie Mays and MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn pose for photographers with a replica of the National Baseball Hall of Fame plaque honoring Mays after his induction into the baseball shrine on Aug. 5, 1979, in Cooperstown, N.Y.For the first time since Mays’ enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, the plaque honoring the Alabama native will leave the Cooperstown, New York, museum, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.on Wednesday and the Giants-Cardinals game on Thursday.
Bill Greason first pitch, Jon Batiste performance highlight MLB at Rickwood Field pregame festivitiesBonds, Jeter named honorary captains for Rickwood ‘Fam Jam’ celebrity softball game
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