One-off events have become an important part of the MLB schedule in recent years and on Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals will take on the San Francisco Giants at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala. It's the oldest professional baseball stadium in existence and the neutral site is meant to pay tribute to the legacy of the Negro Leagues. MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues will also be a celebration of the life of Hall of Famer Willie M ays, who died this week at 93 and played for the Birmingham Black Barons as a 17-year-old in 1948 before playing 21 years with the Giants.' ' '
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