Hank Aaron, the baseball Hall of Famer known as “Hammerin’ Hank”, has died at 86. Hank‘s daughter confirmed the news to WSB-TV in Atlanta on Friday (January 22) morning.
The right fielder was widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He made his debut playing for the Milwaukee Braves in 1953 at 20 years old and later played for the Milwaukee Brewers.
In 1973, Hank broke the MLB’s home run record, previously held by Babe Ruth. Hank made 25 All-Star teams over the course of his career and won the National League MVP in 1957.
He retired from playing in 1976 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1982. He concluded his career having scored 755 home runs, a record that lasted decades until it was
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