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    Baseball was honoring great Black players. Then it lost the greatest of them all.

    by Ken Makin Jun 20, 2024 3 minutes

    There was no question about who would be the star of the show as Major League Baseball descended upon Alabama for a weeklong series of Negro League tributes. But just to make sure, Birmingham native Willie Mays’ name was on the marquee of the historic Carver Theater ahead of a documentary screening Monday night.

    From documentaries to baseball games, his presence was looming. And then, as Tuesday’s minor league game went into the good night, so did the “Say Hey Kid.”

    “It’s very untimely,” offers comedian and actor Roy Wood Jr., a fellow son of Birmingham who

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