Baseball Legend and Homerun King Hank Aaron Dies at 86

Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron

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Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, his daughter confirmed to WSB-TV in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Braves legend was 86.

Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta.

In 1957 he led the organization to their first World Series pennant since 1914. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.

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