MLB honors Negro Leagues with game at historic Rickwood Field

Lee Sentell Director Alabama Tourism Department
Lee Sentell Director - Alabama Tourism Department
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The 2025 tribute to the Negro Leagues’ All-Star Games is set to take place on Juneteenth at Rickwood Field. This historic venue is recognized as the oldest baseball park in America and holds significance as the field where a young Willie Mays played with the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro Leagues before advancing to Major League Baseball.

General admission tickets for this event are currently available for purchase at mlb.com/rickwood.



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