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Hank Aaron's lasting impact is measured in more than home runs
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Friday, 22 January 2021 08:59
Henry Aaron, who rose up from the depths of Southern poverty to become one of the towering figures in baseball history as well a bittersweet symbol of both American racial intolerance and triumph, has died today. He was 86.When he retired in 1976 after a 23-year major league career with the National League Braves (spending 1954 to 1965 in Milwaukee,…
Longtime home run king Hank Aaron dies at 86
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Friday, 22 January 2021 09:41
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose 755 career home runs long stood as baseball's golden mark, has died. He was 86."Our family is heartbroken to hear the news of Hank Aaron's passing," Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement on behalf of the Aaron family. "Hank Aaron was an American icon and one of Georgia's…
Sources: Castro rejoins Astros for 2 years, $7M
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Thursday, 21 January 2021 11:53
The Houston Astros have reached a two-year, $7 million contract with catcher Jason Castro, sources confirmed to ESPN.The deal, which includes $2 million in possible escalators based on games played at catcher in 2021, brings Castro back to Houston, where he was drafted in the first round of the 2008 amateur draft, spent his first six major league seasons and…
Biggest winners, losers and moves we'd still make this MLB offseason
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Friday, 22 January 2021 04:16
Two of baseball's big four free agents are off the board. Two remain. With the World Series ancient history and the first pitch of the 2021 MLB season still months away, we've reached this offseason's unofficial midway point.While we wait for the rest of the hot stove action to unfold, we asked ESPN's Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez, Jesse Rogers and…
K.C. independent club takes Negro League name
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Thursday, 21 January 2021 10:37
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association are being renamed the Kansas City Monarchs after the team that played in the Negro Leagues.The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum signed a licensing agreement with Mark Brandmeyer's MaxFun Entertainment, owner of the minor league team.The original Monarchs were founded in 1920 and won the first Negro League…
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