“Brooksie was just the best person you’d ever want to meet on a baseball field, the best person God ever put on a baseball field,” said Dempsey, who left the Orioles in 1987 but returned to play his final season with Baltimore in 1992.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/09/27/brooks-robinson-legendary-hall-of-fame-third-baseman-for-the-orioles-dies-at-86/

The currently unnamed baseball field was built after the community said the area needed additional amenities in the 1965 Neighborhood Conservation Program (now known as the Arlington Neighborhoods Program) per the county report.

Source: https://www.arlnow.com/2023/07/13/baseball-field-in-halls-hill-set-to-be-named-for-memorable-resident/

The Rev. Jamel Frye requested use of the park, specifically its baseball field for a “family and friends” gathering to raise awareness of the issue.

Source: https://atmorenews.com/2023/08/30/council-oks-gun-violence-awareness-event/