Hank Aaron Diversity Fund Receives $2M from Braves, MLB, MLBPA

Artwork stands at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, to attend the memorial for Baseball Hall of Famer and Braves legend Hank Aaron, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Atlanta. Just 2 1/2 weeks before his death Friday, Han 22, 2021, at age 86, Aaron joined civil rights icons to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. He wanted to spread the word to the Black community that the shots were safe in the midst of a devastating pandemic. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)The , MLB and MLBPA have donated a total of $2 million to establish the Henry Louis Aaron Fund in honor of the late .

Aaron, who was the sport's home run king for more than three decades, died last week at the age of 86. The fund "will work to…