Birmingham minor league baseball team

Beginning with its ninth international opener, Major League Baseball is traveling to Alabama as well as international stops in 2024. The Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, is among the dates to remember for the upcoming season.

For Madison city residents, a new barbecue cookoff is coming to town. The first-ever Smoke in the Outfield BBQ Festival will be held Friday (August 4) and Saturday (August 5) at Toyota Field, home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas.

Birmingham’s Rickwood Field has been a working ballpark since 1910. This signifies it as the oldest professional ballpark in the United States. One of the highlights of its history is that the park was the home of the Birmingham Black Barons, a legendary team from the Negro leagues that hosted some of the best baseball players in American history. Major League Baseball is recognizing this history with a tribute to Willie Mays next year.

Birmingham's minor league baseball team is returning to the city after an absence of two decades. The Birmingham Barons play their first game Wednesday…