{"id":187202,"date":"2025-07-19T06:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T06:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/187202\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T06:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T06:43:16","slug":"st-paul-honors-baseball-icon-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/187202\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Paul Honors Baseball Icon This Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PAUL (<a href=\"https:\/\/wjon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WJON News<\/a>) &#8212;\u00a0The City of St. Paul will come together on Saturday to honor a Minnesota sports great. The Dave Winfield Legacy Celebration will pay tribute to the Major League Baseball and Twins Legend, and Minnesota native.\u00a0 The ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m. at Toni Stone Stadium in St. Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Toni Stone Stadium, PHOTO by Google<\/p>\n<p>Toni Stone Stadium, PHOTO by GoogleWhat Will All Be Taking Place at the Ceremony?<\/p>\n<p>The event is to celebrate the hometown hero and the city&#8217;s rich baseball heritage. There will be speeches from city leaders, the Twins&#8217; Dave St. Peter, Dave Winfield himself, and family members. There will also be an unveiling of planned improvements and renovations for Toni Stone Stadium. The public is invited to attend.<\/p>\n<p>DAVE WINFIELD TWINS<\/p>\n<p>Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE FROM AUTHOR PAUL HABSTRITT:<\/p>\n<p>LOOK: MLB history from the year you were born<a href=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/stories\/2673\/mlb-history-year-you-were-born\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stacker<\/a> compiled key moments from Major League Baseball&#8217;s history over the past 100 years. Using a variety of sources from Major League Baseball (MLB) record books, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and audio and video from events, we&#8217;ve listed the iconic moments that shaped a sport and a nation. Read through to find out what happened in MLB history the year you were born.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Seth Berkman<\/p>\n<p>30 famous people you might not know were college athletes<a href=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stacker<\/a> dug deep to find 30 celebrities who were previously college athletes. There are musicians, politicians, actors, writers, and reality TV stars. For some, an athletic career was a real, promising possibility that ultimately faded away due to injury or an alternate calling. Others scrapped their way onto a team and simply played for fun and the love of the sport. Read on to find out if your favorite actor, singer, or politician once sported a university jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/stories\/2901\/30-famous-people-you-might-not-know-were-college-athletes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sophia Crisafulli<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LOOK: Here are the 10 US golf destinations with the most courses per capita<\/p>\n<p>Discover where you can find the best access in the country for your pick of courses, the unique terrain that lends itself to world-class golf, and what makes select clubs noteworthy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Michael Leonard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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