Photo by Joey Kyber on Unsplash FACES Professional Baseball Legend Henry Aaron Has Passed Away by Katie Malespina January 25, 2021 Professional Baseball Player Henry Aaron Has Passed Away Henry Aaron, also commonly known as “Hammer” or “Hammerin’ Hank” is a professional baseball that played for the Milwaukee Braves for 22 years. He then played for the Milwaukee Brewers for only two years. This morning Hank, unfortunately, has passed away at the age of 86. Henry Aaron is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and will go down as one of the best players in baseball history. Henry got into baseball when he was young and would play with his friends in sandlots, and he didn’t start playing professionally until 1951. In the ’50s, there weren’t any segregation laws put into place for blacks athletes to play with whites, so they were put on a team exclusively only for black baseball players. It wasn’t until 54′ when Henry Aaron was put on a major league with The Milwaukee Braves. Henry Aaron Broke Babe Ruth’s Record Henry started breaking records in 1970, Henry breaks the world record of 500 home runs and 3,000 hits. This was a big deal at the time because he was the first baseball player to do so. In 1974, Henry has beat Babe Ruth and his home run record of 714. At The Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium, Henry hits his 715th home run and takes the title. Winning the title wasn’t a big celebration though as people were angry at Aaron beating Babe’s record because he is a black man. Henry Aaron received a lot of hateful comments and racial slurs because he was black, and people didn’t want change. Everyone loved Babe Ruth and didn’t want a black man taking his title. Aaron got rocks thrown at him as well as death threats. This hate, however, doesn’t change the fact that he has beaten the record, and still today is known for being the best baseball player. Post Views: 357 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Katie Malespina Latest posts by Katie Malespina (see all) Hideki Matsuyama Becomes First Japanese Man to Win The Masters 2021 - April 13, 2021 NFL Legend Drew Brees Takes on a New Hobby After Retirement - April 7, 2021 Will Michael Jordan’s Exclusive Golf Course Enable Him To Take On The Pros? - March 30, 2021 Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic - March 25, 2021 Related TopicsBaseballHank Aaronhenry aaronlegendMLB Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Passion For Sports Led Kelly Burke To Career As Broadcaster by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on November 16, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 CBI to Utilize Experimental Men’s Basketball Rules Including Use of Quarters by Media Release | posted on March 9, 2017 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 More in FACES You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Exclusive Interview w/ Kyle J. Andrews, High School Sports Reporter from The Baltimore Sun (VIDEO) The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Sunil Sunder Raj Since July of... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 74: WFAN’s Craig Carton (Audio/Video) You Know I’m Right, Episode 75: Jeff Van Gundy (Audio/Video)