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Hank Aaron thinks Astros cheaters should be banned for life from MLB

Hank Aaron, one of Major League Baseball’s greatest living icons, has a take about the Houston Astros cheating scandal that will raise some eyebrows in Texas.

In an interview that aired Thursday, Aaron was asked by The Today Show’s Craig Melvin if he thought the punishments were fair in the sign-stealing scandal. Aaron’s take?

“No, I don’t,” Aaron said. “I think whoever did that should be out of baseball the rest of their life.”

.@craigmelvin asked Hank Aaron about the Astros’ scandal during a recent interview: “Do you think the punishment fit the crime?