I can share what I know up to now, but I don’t have live results in front of me this moment. Here’s what’s been reported recently about Willie Mays Park:
A 2024 report highlighted MLB and all 30 teams organizing a Winter Meetings charity auction to fund a substantial refurbishment of Willie Mays Park in Fairfield, Alabama, with aims to repair the field, add irrigation, fencing, dugouts, and more, to celebrate Willie Mays’s legacy in his Alabama connection. This effort was tied to the annual Winter Meetings charity auction and noted that the field had substantial needs after past damage (e.g., the field was not usable for competitive play at the time).[1][7]
Related coverage in late 2024 and through 2025 described ongoing revitalization efforts, including communications about the park’s redesign and upgrades aligned with MLB-related tributes and community programs, and occasional public events surrounding the project, including ribbon-cutting and donor involvement, with updates occasionally appearing in local Alabama outlets and national MLB coverage.[7][8][9][10]
In addition to Alabama-wide activities, some outlets noted activities at Oracle Park in San Francisco as part of commemorative events for Willie Mays, including tributes and public pay-your-respects moments, though these relate to Willie Mays’s legacy rather than the Fairfield park itself.[2][9]
If you’d like, I can:
FAIRFIELD, Ala. -- The bunting was hung, the scoreboard was turned on, and the last touches of red and blue paint on the steps and railings was so fresh you could still smell it. Everything was in place on Thursday morning to celebrate the great Willie Mays, one year and
www.mlb.comThe Willie Mays statue outside of Oracle Park is now providing a space for people to grieve, gather, and remember the Giants legend.
www.cbsnews.comMLB and its 30 teams, along with their minor-league affiliates, are stepping up to raise money through a charity auction to significantly overhaul Willie Mays Park.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.comAlmost exactly one year after the passing of baseball legend Willie Mays, the field that bears his name in Fairfield, Ala., has reopened with a fresh look and renewed purpose. The revitalized field, featuring a new playing surface built by BrightView, was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 19 as part of the East-West Classic, Major League Baseball’s tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Games held from 1933 to 1962, at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
www.brightview.comOracle Park will be open Thursday to allow fans to pay their respects to San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays and to watch a telecast of the team's game at Rickwood Field, where Mays made his professional debut.
www.cbsnews.comMLB is raising money to refurbish Willie Mays Park in the Alabama hometown of the late San Francisco Giants great, with all 30 teams participating.
www.sfchronicle.com