Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," started his career with the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Field in 1948.

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los ...

Legendary hitter Barry Bonds expressed his admiration for one of the greats of the game, Willie Mays ... he represented the New York Giants (who became the San Francisco Giants) and the New ...

Fans who wish to offer their condolences may send letters to the Mays family care of San Francisco Giants, attention Forever 24, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107.

The Cactus League Hall of Fame, based in Mesa, honors the key figures behind spring training's growth and legacy. For 2025, ...

Players, announcers, founding members and even groundskeepers are among the people honored by the league.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie proclaimed February 5, 2025 "Barry Bonds Day" for the city. The Giants legend's number is 25. The celebration follows last year's "Willie Mays Day" on February 4, 2024 ...

Other Negro Leagues renovations include Hamtramck Stadium near Detroit, at $2.6 million in 2022, and J.P. Small Memorial Park Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, ongoing but thus far costing $9.7 ...

Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...

Willie Mays, arguably the greatest baseball player of all time, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Mays had called Atherton home for the last four decades of his life. Nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid,” Mays ...