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Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Dies at 86

US baseball legend and civil rights icon Hank Aaron dies ...
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) 

 Nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin’ Hank", was a professional
baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League
Baseball
from 1954 through 1976.

Considered one of the greatest baseball players in history, he
spent 21 seasons with the
Milwaukee /Atlanta Braves
in the
National League and two seasons with he Milwaukee Brewers
in the
American League.

At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of the game’s key
career
power-hitting records. He broke the long-standing MLB
record
for career home runs held by Babe Ruth and remained
the career leader for 33 years, until
Barry Bonds surpassed his
famous total of 755 in 2007.

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