
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As baseball fans gathered at historic Rickwood Field to pay tribute to the late Willie Mays and other Negro League legends, the atmosphere was filled with nostalgia and reverence.
Attendees shared personal anecdotes, such as one fan recalling a heartwarming moment when Mays gave his daughter a cookie back in 2004. The sentimentality of the occasion was heightened by Mays' recent passing at the age of 93.