MLB The Show Supports the Birmingham Negro Southern League Museum with the Rickwood Field Charity Pack

June 20th, 2024

Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, is the site of a special Regular Season contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on June 20, 2024. The game is a tribute to the Negro Leagues and Willie Mays, you can learn more about the stadium and The Say Hey Kid by playing through a very special *Storyline available now in MLB The Show 24 out now.

In partnership with Major League Baseball, The Players Association and MLB’s social responsibility platform MLB Together, MLB The Show is offering the Rickwood Field Charity Pack supporting the Birmingham Negro Southern League Museum. The Negro Southern League Museum is dedicated to telling the story of African American baseball, as well as its impact on the game of baseball and the fabric of American society. Located in Birmingham AL., home of the Birmingham Black Barons and Rickwood Field, the Negro Southern League Museum is the preeminent source for perspective on the Negro Southern Leagues and the black players who got their start there. Hilton Smith, Leroy “Satchel” Paige, and Willie Mays, just to name a few, all began their baseball careers as part of the Negro Southern Leagues and you can learn all about these players, and others, at the Negro Southern League Museum.

MLB The Show and San Diego Studio couldn’t be more excited to support the Birmingham Negro Southern League Museum through Major Leagues baseball social responsibility platform MLB Together. You can purchase the Rickwood Field charity pack on platform stores where MLB The Show is sold. The Rickwood Field charity pack grants you: 5,000 Stubs™, 6 Rickwood Field inspired bat skins and 5 profile icons for use in MLB® The Show™ 24.

Once acquired, items can be redeemed upon booting the game. Information on items redeemed should be listed in your Profile mail inbox. These items are not eligible to be sold on the Marketplace. 100% of the net proceeds of sales in the United States after platform fees are deducted (a minimum of $3.49 per pack sold) between June 20 and July 19th, 2024 will be donated by PlayStation and San Diego Studio to MLB Together. MLB Together in turn will use all funding to support the Negro Southern League Museum in Birmingham, Alabama to help the museum’s mission of presenting and preserving the history of African American baseball in an unsurpassed manner by maintaining a world-class facility that recognizes the Negro Leagues impact on Birmingham Alabama and the world of professional baseball.

Visit www.birminghamnslm.org/ to learn more about the museum. This purchase is not tax deductible.

PlayStation Store: https://mlbthe.show/47MwOq

Microsoft Store: https://mlbthe.show/IihKVK

Nintendo Switch: Available in The Show Shop

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