‘Home Run King’ Hank Aaron’s mourning wave… President Biden “American Hero”
Reporter Park Ji-hoon [email protected]
Input: 2021-01-24 15:27:10Revision: 2021-01-24 18:52:50Published: 2021-01-24 15:33:08 (p. 19)
When the news of Hank Aaron’s death was announced, baseball fans came to visit his statue in Suntrust Park, home of the Braves, Atlanta, USA. AFP Yonhap News
When the obituary of Hank Aaron, the’real king of homeruns’ of the US major leagues, who overcame poverty and discrimination, was delivered, the entire United States fell in grief.
Not only baseball players, but also US President Joe Biden expressed his condolences through social network service (SNS). President Biden posted a memorial on his official Twitter account on the 23rd (Korean time) of Aaron’s death. “When Aaron played the base, he didn’t just follow the (baseball) record. Aaron taught us that breaking the wall of prejudice helps us develop as a nation.” Wrote.
Aaron, who kept the ground despite the threats of white supremacists in active duty and set a home run record, spoke out to end racism after retirement.
When the obituary of Hank Aaron, the’real king of homeruns’ who overcame poverty and discrimination, was handed down, a wave of tribute broke out across the United States. Not only baseball players, but also US President Joe Biden expressed condolences through social network services. President Biden posted a memorial to the account of President Biden on Twitter on the 23rd of Aaron’s death. yunhap news
Barry Bonds (47), who hit 762 homers in his personal career and surpassed Aaron’s personal career home run record (755), posted his own look at Aaron on social media. “I had the honor of spending time with Aaron several times,” Bones said. “Erren was a very respectable man, both inside and outside the stadium. He was a symbol, legend, and true hero.”
MLB.com reported on the news of Aaron’s death and looked back on the life of the deceased, saying, “Eran is a person who overcomes poverty and racism.” Aaron debuted in the major leagues in 1954 and played as a player until 1976.
He played in 3298 matches and recorded 3771 hits (0.305 batting average), 755 homers, 2297 RBIs, and 240 steals at 13,64 at-bats. Personal career home runs are second only to Bones. However, after Bonds suffered a “prohibited drug use wave”, many call Aaron the “real home run king”. In the RBI segment, Aaron is still at the top of the Major League personal career.
Reporter Park Ji-hoon [email protected]