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Baseball legend Henry “Hank” Aaron passes away at 86

Another baseball legend has passed.

News broke on Friday morning of the death of iconic slugger “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron, at the age of 86, and immediately the baseball world felt darker, as a bright light had been extinguished. We lost seven Hall of Famers in 2020, and it seems that 2021 will not allow a reprieve from those losses.

As Aaron’s family and the baseball world mourn his passing, let’s remember the incredible career this legend had.

Aaron was a Hall of Famer in absolutely every sense of the designation, and possibly one of history’s greatest players.