Tribute: Fans Celebrate Legacy of Willie Mays at Historic Rickwood Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A sense of nostalgia filled the air as Ajay Stone wandered through the historic Rickwood Field, surrounded by tributes honoring baseball legend Willie Mays and other Negro League players. Clutching a cherished photo from 2004, Stone recalled the moment when Mays offered a piece of a chocolate chip cookie to his then-10-month-old daughter, Haley, wearing San Francisco Giants gear. Stone and his wife, Christina, made the journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to …