Newly renovated Willie Mays Park in Fairfield: A community gem [PHOTOS]

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Newly renovated Willie Mays Park in Fairfield. Unveiled on Juneteenth, June 19, 2025. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

The newly renovated Willie Mays Parks was unveiled last week in Fairfield.

A joint effort between Major League Baseball and the Fairfield community, a new turf baseball diamond and scoreboard was installed along with freshly painted dugouts and stands. 

At the Juneteenth event, State Senator Merika Coleman, a champion of the park’s restoration, announced she had secured  $325,000 from the state for additional park rehabilitation and community-driven enhancements and programs. 

Below are photos and video of the new park.

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Newly renovated Willie Mays Park in Fairfield. Unveiled on Juneteenth, June 19, 2025. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)
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Newly renovated Willie Mays Park in Fairfield. Unveiled on Juneteenth, June 19, 2025. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)
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Newly renovated Willie Mays Park in Fairfield. Unveiled on Juneteenth, June 19, 2025. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)
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Newly renovated Willie Mays Park in Fairfield. Unveiled on Juneteenth, June 19, 2025. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

The newly renovated Willie Mays Park in Fairfield is located at: 409 66th Street, Fairfield, Alabama 35064.

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Pat Byington
Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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