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Henry Hank Aaron, the legendary homerun king of the American professional baseball major league, died on the 22nd (local time). 86 years old.
The news of his death was first reported by local Atlanta media, citing the deceased’s daughter.
The Atlanta Braves club, who has devoted most of his career, also said Aaron was “in peace.” The exact cause of death is unknown.
Aaron, who has surpassed Babe Ruth’s career record for home runs, is one of the best hitters of all time to endure racism.
The fact that American boxing legend Muhammad Ali chose Aaron as “the only person I admire more than myself” in his lifetime reflects his status.
Aaron’s record of 755 home runs was broken by Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) in 2007, but more fans still regard Aaron as the “real home run king” than Bonds, who was caught in a drug scandal.
Born in 1934 in a poor black family in Mobile, Alabama, as one of eight siblings, Aaron couldn’t buy baseball equipment, so he practiced batting alone with sticks and caps, raising his dream of becoming a baseball player.
He signed for the Boston Braves in 1952 after joining the Nigro League minor league club and made his debut in the major leagues at the age of 20 in 1954, just after the team moved to Milwaukee.
Aaron, who was selected as an All-Star for the first time the following year, won the National League (NL) hitting title in 1956 and the Best Player (MVP) title in 1957. In 1957, he defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series and won the championship.
In 1966, the Braves relocated their home to Atlanta and opened their eyes to the black human rights movement. At the time, Atlanta was the heart of the human rights movement in which Martin Luther King and others were active.
Aaron later said in a broadcast interview, “Honestly, I was afraid to go to a big city like Atlanta. When I learned that there were people like Pastor King and Andy Young there, I started thinking about what I could do and what role I should play. I had a drink.
For the first time in major league history, Aaron, who achieved 500 homers and 3,000 hits at the same time, and hit more than 40 homers in 8 seasons, was close to the career record of white idol Ruth, and suffered intense racial insults and intimidation.
When he was about to start the regular season in 1974 with one less than Ruth’s career home run record, he was flooded with threatening letters such as “Retire or die.” According to the Federal Post Office, Aaron received nearly 1 million letters.
It is a famous anecdote that white men broke into the ground when Aaron hit the 715th home run, exceeding Ruth’s record on April 8, 1974, and the family who was watching TV at home became terrified. Fortunately, these were fans trying to celebrate Aaron’s record.
Aaron, who was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975, played two more seasons, ending a 23-year major league career.
Aaron’s career record for most RBIs and long hits is still unbroken. His career hits are also in third place.
Aaron, who was dedicated to the Hall of Fame in 1982 after retirement, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.
On January 5 of this year, the Corona 19 vaccine was publicly received with former UN Ambassador Andrew Young and others to encourage African Americans to vaccination against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
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