Gates open at 5:30 p.m., and the first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The Bats will honor the life and legacy of Louisville legend Muhammad Ali during the game.

Muhammad Ali's battles in and out of the ring, Zurbriggen said, inspired him to turn away from gangs as a teenager. "I was 12 or 13. I was heading in the wrong directions," he explained.

A man unfurled an Islamic flag and laid it alongside the grave. Farrokhi, a native of Iran, drove 12 hours from his home in Queens, New York, for Ali's funeral.