'Almost made me cry.' Rickwood game stirs emotions

Plus: Oldest living Negro Leaguer tells story

Friday, June 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS The best moments from a historic, poignant night at Rickwood Field   The moment finally arrived last night, and it lived up to every expectation. A big night from one of Alabama's own. A home run from the Giants' center fielder. And a rousing celebration of Willie Mays and dozens of Negro Leagues players who were in attendance. 'Almost made me cry.' Rickwood game a full-circle moment for Masyn Winn 'It's an honor': Ramos channels Mays with Rickwood homer The wonderful life of Bill Greason, friend of Mays and first Black Cards pitcher Giants prospect, who barnstormed at Rickwood 9 years ago, returns For 3rd straight home game, Padres walk off on a HR O's tune out 'outside noise,' make their own in 17-run romp over Yanks Lewis' scorching start, Schwarber's June boom and other wild stats .400 watch? Return of the underdogs? Here are 5 fascinations in baseball MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Brendan Donovan: 3-for-4, HR, 2B, R, 3 RBIs Slashing .345/.345/.586 with 7 RBIs in past 7 games Fernando Tatis Jr.: 4-for-5, HR, 2 R, RBI 446-foot HR is the Padres' longest this season Will Brennan: 3-for-4, 2 HRs, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBIs 1st career multi-homer game Yandy Díaz: 2-for-5, HR, 2B, 1 R, 2 RBIs Batting .351 (20-for-57) during 13-game hitting streak Gunnar Henderson: 3-for-5, 2 2B, BB, 3 R, RBI Leads MLB with 62 runs scored PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Jose Siri has a pretty good arm. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 'Let him hear you!' Stirring tribute to Mays at Rickwood Field The outpouring of love and adoration for Hall of Famer Willie Mays flourished in many ways and from many different sources during rousing pregame festivities. 'You lost your mind, Jeter!' When Derek Jeter asked Barry Bonds how he would fare in the batter's box against Satchel Paige, MLB's all-time home run king didn't hesitate in his response. How Ohtani's first signature cleat came to be The Ohtani 1 will be available in cleat and turf versions, with a corresponding apparel line, starting with All-Star Week. Latest mock draft features fresh intel from Draft Combine MLB Pipeline experts -- who were on site in Arizona for the Draft Combine -- put what they've been hearing from clubs into the latest mock. 'His legacy is as a great person' Albert Pujols spoke of his admiration for Willie Mays while attending events at Rickwood Field. Jansen adds record label exec to list of accomplishments Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen has been really good at his day job for more than a decade, but that doesn't mean he can't make room for a side gig. Live baseball on MLB Network The Mets are at Wrigley Field to face Shota Imanaga and the Cubs at 2 p.m. ET. Then, Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers host the Angels at 10. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD ARI 5 WAS 2 SEA 3 CLE 6 TB 7 MIN 6 HOU 5 CWS 3 LAD 5 COL 3 KC 3 OAK 2 BAL 17 NYY 5 SF 5 STL 6 MIL 6 SD 7 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.