Ticket lottery now open for Rickwood Field MLB game; Here’s what you need to know

The ticket lottery for the MLB at Rickwood Field Game, a tribute to the Negro Leagues, has now started for Alabama residents.

The game will feature the first MLB game at the historic ballpark between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, June 20.

Alabama residents, which will be determined by local zip codes, can now begin registering for the chance to purchase tickets at MLB.com. The registration process for this ticket lottery closes on April 30.

Major League Baseball and the city of Birmingham will make 26 percent of the roughly 8,300 tickets available to community or youth-based organizations in Birmingham at no cost.

The special MiLB at Rickwood Field contest will feature the Montgomery Biscuits and the Birmingham Barons on Tuesday, June 18. The game which holds historic significance as semi-professional teams from Birmingham and Montgomery were the first to play at Rickwood Field when it opened in 1910.

The teams will honor the legacy of the Negro Leagues by playing as the Montgomery Gray Sox and Birmingham Black Barons, respectively.

Pre-sale tickets for season ticket holders of both the Barons and Biscuits will begin on Wednesday, while general public tickets will be available for purchase on April 23.

Tickets can be purchased at MiLB.com.