A crowdfunding campaign is under way to restore the historic Hamtramck Stadium – one of the few remaining Negro League ballparks in America – and Detroit rocker Jack White was first up to bat with a big donation.
"White, an avid baseball fan best known for fronting legendary Detroit garage-rock band the White Stripes, is helping kick off the campaign with a very generous $10,000 donation," a post on the stadium's official blog said.
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC), Piast Institute and Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium are behind the campaign aimed to update the space for baseball, soccer, cricket and community use.