Rickwood Field in Birmingham will host the St Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants in June 2024 a the first regular season Major League game held there. It was the field that Willie Mays broke in on 72 years ago for the Birmingham Barons. (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica:

#1 The Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez is hitting at a .400 clip if he finishes the season at .400 he would be the first player to hit .400 or over since former Boston Red Sox Ted Williams did it in 1941.

#2 The San Francisco Giants and the St Louis Cardinals will play a regular season game at Rickwood Field in Fairfield Alabama in 2024. The game will be a tribute to Willie Mays who broke in with the Birmingham Barons some 75 years ago.

#3 The Boston Red Sox Tanner Houck took a come backer to the face on Monday night as New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka hit a 89.7 MPH pitch that struck Houck in the face that caused him to bleed out. Houck was able to walk off the field under his own power. Houck is listed as out indefinitely with a facial fracture.

#4 The Boston Red Sox who are last place in the AL East are showing interest in the Oakland A’s who are in last place infielder Aledmys Diaz. Diaz is in the first year of his two year contract worth $14 million with the A’s. Diaz is hitting .212, six doubles, two home runs, and 11 RBIs for 2023. The Red Sox like his glove and he could help the club up the middle.

#5 In just three games the New York Yankees have scored just eight runs and they badly miss Aaron Judge out of the line up who out with a right toe sprain. The Yankees are 4-8 and have lost four straight games.

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