'I looked at the field and the only thing I could say was: 'Thank you for putting on the uniform, thank you for grinding everyday, thank you for going through discrimination,' Bonds said on the pregame show for MLB at Rickwood Field.
Major League Baseball’s home run king thought of those that came before him as he glanced at Rickwood Field shortly before the“Thank you for paving the way, for going through struggles,” Barry Bonds, the longtime former Giant, said during an appearance on Fox’s pregame show Thursday for theBarry Bonds, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez were among those on hand at Rickwood field for the MLB celebrity softball game on Juneteenth.
Check out some of the athletes and stars who have come to Birmingham for MLB's tribute to the Negro Leagues., suggested his own path would have been impossible without the Negro League Baseball players, including the Birmingham Black Barons, who called Rickwood home from 1920 to 1960. “I looked at the field and the only thing I could say was: ‘Thank you for putting on the uniform, thank you for grinding everyday, thank you for going through discrimination,” Bonds said.During the Fox show, Bonds declined to reflect on his personal relationship with Mays, suggesting he would be overcome with emotion.
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