Orlando Cepeda, Hall of Fame Giants slugger, dies at 86
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Giants, Cardinals to play at Rickwood Field
Major League Baseball is holding a tribute Thursday night to one of America's most historic ballparks, Rickwood Field, where the Negro Leagues' Birmingham Black Barons hosted some of the 20th century's most iconic talents. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has the details.
MLB to honor Willie Mays, Negro Leagues
Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants will pay homage to Willie Mays and baseball's Negro Leagues Thursday night with a game at Alabama's Rickwood Field, the oldest ballpark in America still in use and the former home of the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons. Mays, an Alabama native, played for the Black Barons in 1948. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more on the significance of the game, coincidentally being played just a few days after Mays' death.
After Willie Mays' death, Rickwood Field game takes on renewed significance
Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League.
Rickwood Field game takes on renewed significance
Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at the age of 93, began his professional baseball career in 1948 at Rickwood Field with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League. The St. Louis Cardinals will play the San Francisco Giants at Rickwood Field Thursday in a game that will pay tribute to both Mays and the legacy of the Negro Leagues. Major Garrett has more.
Remembering Willie Mays and his impact
Baseball fans around the world are mourning the passing of Willie Mays, one of the greatest to ever play the game. He died Tuesday at the age of 93. Grant Brisbee, a staff writer for The Athletic who covers the San Francisco Giants, joined CBS News to discuss Mays' legacy.
Willie Mays, one of baseball's all-time greats, dies at age 93
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MLB players disciplined for gambling
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Tucupita Marcano permanently banned from baseball for violating MLB's gambling policy
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Statistics from Negro Leagues officially added to MLB record books
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MLB incorporates Negro Leagues statistics into record books
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Controversial umpire Ángel Hernández retires after 33 years
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Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinals manager, dies at 92
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Carl Erskine, longtime Dodgers pitcher, dies at 97
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Black baseball players celebrated
Monday marks the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut in Major League Baseball. When he took first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson ended 80 years of segregation in baseball. Decades earlier, a team of Black players were making a name for themselves in the independent leagues of the Midwest. Now, nearly 100 years later, those players and their contributions to baseball are getting their just due and inspiring a new generation of players.
How will O.J. Simpson be remembered?
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Making the case for fan-owned major league baseball teams
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Ohtani to break silence on alleged theft
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Trump threatens Oman, Iran war in stalemate as 60-day talks window ends
The 60-day deadline for the U.S. and Iran to negotiate a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz expired, with no agreement in sight.
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Penn State frat brothers charged with running cocaine trafficking ring
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BBC asks court to subpoena Trump family members for defamation defense
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In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
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CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism
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Senior Israeli official calls for killing of "30 to 40" Gazans every night
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U.K. prime minister messages with impersonator of top Trump staffer
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Hollywood grieves Hayden Panettiere
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First witnesses speak in Tupac murder trial
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Opening statements in Tupac Shakur murder trial
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States crack down on misleading home listings
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How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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The iNaturalist app – Mixing science with fun
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The silent spy game orbiting above Earth's skies
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A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world
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A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world
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Views of the total solar eclipse in Europe
A total solar eclipse was visible in parts of Europe for the first time since 1912. Rob Marciano reports.
Europe sees total solar eclipse
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Astronomy professor on how eclipses work
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Search for retiree who disappeared in Vegas
After a 63-year-old woman in Las Vegas didn't return from a trip to the drugstore, her family said they started getting text messages from the woman's phone. The family spoke with Nicole Valdes.
Lindsay Clancy's mom and sister testify
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14 charged in alleged Penn State cocaine ring
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First witnesses speak in Tupac murder trial
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Key moments from the Lindsay Clancy trial as the defense starts to make its case
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Perseid meteor shower reaches peak viewing on Wednesday night
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Search for retiree who disappeared in Vegas
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