In honor of the ballpark's first-ever regular season MLB game
| THIS IS ALABAMA | June 14, 2024 |
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On June 20, Birmingham's Rickwood Field will host its first-ever regular season Major League Baseball game, when the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants come to Birmingham for MLB at Rickwood: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues. The eyes of the nation will be on the oldest baseball park in America, and some of the giants of the game are expected to be there. Watch this ode to one of Alabama's most legendary venues. |
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Thirty years ago, on a Tuesday afternoon in late March, Jimmy Buffett played in America’s Oldest Baseball Park, when the “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter made a cameo appearance in the 1994 movie “Cobb,” based on the life of Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb. Read about this legendary performance here. |
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