Stamp collectors and baseball fans converged at Truist Park in Atlanta on Wednesday morning to witness the unveiling of the new stamp honoring the legendary Braves player.
Baseball is returning to the site where the Braves first played in Atlanta and Hank Aaron hit his record 715th home run. Georgia State has finalized plans for a new 1,000-seat baseball stadium in a parking lot that includes the footprint of the former Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Baseball's Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23, and the U.S. Postal Service will release a commemorative stamp picturing Aaron in his Atlanta Braves uniform. Both announcements came on the 50th anniversary of Aaron's 715th home run, which topped the record 714 hit by Babe Ruth.
Former teammates, Braves executives and family members remember Hank Aaron's unwavering strength despite receiving racist hate mail and threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record.
Braves fans heading to Truist Park can expect an upgraded experience including premium boxes, beer gardens, new MLB merch and speciality menu items — and plenty of love for Hank Aaron as the team celebrates 50 years since No. 44 scored his record-breaking home run in 1974.
Just in time for the 50-year anniversary of Hank Aaron's record 715th home run, Charlie Russo is making available footage he shot of the homer. The 81-year-old, who runs a fish market in Savannah, followed Aaron's family onto the field with a video camera after Aaron passed Babe Ruth and filmed the celebration around home plate.
The Atlanta Braves debuted a new jersey this week in a splashy video featuring actor and rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. The uniform's Nike design is a throwback to the 1970s heyday of baseball legend Henry 'Hank' Aaron, whose wife Billye makes a heartfelt cameo in the short film.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: It's a special two-part show. First, Tamar Hallerman joins the show to discuss a Fulton County grand jury issuing subpoenas to Rudy Giuliani and others. Then host Bill Nigut takes a break from politics and invites journalist Terence Moore on the show to talk about the impact of Hank Aaron.
Henry "Hank" Aaron, a longtime Atlanta Braves player and Hall of Famer, was laid to rest this week. He died at the age of 86. On Georgia Today, ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant discusses the complicated life of a baseball legend and American icon.
