William Greason was member of the Birmingham Black Barons from 1948-1951, and became the first black pitcher to take the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954.

Birmingham takes the field as the Black Barons and Montgomery as the Gray Sox during Tuesday's MiLB at Rickwood Field game. Here's everything you need to know about the historic contest: atmilb.com/3VtxKHZ

TODAY’s @CraigMelvin visits Rickwood Field where the MLB will honor the Negro Leagues, celebrating Black excellence within the game of baseball. Craig also meets with 99-year-old Bill Greason, the first Black pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history.

Starting lineups for #MiLBatRickwood:

Gearing up for tonight’s Minor League Baseball game with the Birmingham Barons and Montgomery Biscuits. Just under 2 hours until first pitch.

Birmingham and Montgomery immerse themselves in history and become part of it in the MiLB at Rickwood Field Game. Watch FREE: atmlb.com/3Rwfble

We lost a legend 🖤🧡

Impeccable. Well done MLB 👏🏼

President Bob Kendrick on the passing of Willie Mays:

one of the greats of all time.We all wanted to be like Willie.When we played against him u got caught watching him.He was pure,Is he THE GOAT?,As we talk OF THE GOAT OF BASEBALL Mays WILL BE AFTER THE WORDS EITHER,OR,RUTH or AARON. I wanted to be like Willie

Tribute. This fan came to pay respects at the Willie Mays mural on 1st Avenue North and let me take his picture. Willie Mays means a lot to a lot of people. Birmingham’s best. Alabama’s best. Baseball’s best. Rickwood Field

We’ll miss you forever, Willie. His Hall of Fame plaque is proudly displayed in his home state for the first time at #MLBatRickwood.

"Rickwood Field must be Heaven." Today the eyes of the world return to Rickwood. Our hearts are heavy with the passing of Willie Mays, but we know he'll always be right here where he started...at Rickwood Field. #sayhey @mlb SFGiants St. Louis Cardinals MLBONFOX

Special to be able to bring my Dad to Rickwood to honor the history of the Negro Leagues and those that came before us!

Thank to MLB for inviting me to celebrate the legacy of the late great Willie Mays and the original Leagues players at Rickwood Field. Curating this performance for live TV is a honor of my career. When the living players joined us on the field before the National Anthem I felt

Not enough talk about how great of job they did Rickwood Field. It looked all kinds of awesome

Thank you MLB. Thank you FOX Sports: MLB. Thank you SFGiants. Thank you St. Louis Cardinals. Thank you, Birmingham. Hat tip to everyone who made this night possible, and to everyone who joined us in saluting the history of the Negro Leagues.

Thank you jon batiste for being such a big part of this special night!

It was an honor having New York Yankees great Derek Jeter at Rickwood last week. He looks great for 50. Might even look as good as we do at 114.

The August newsletter of the Friends of Rickwood Field is available to download here: rickwood.com/newsletter/ We hope you enjoy it.