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Baseball legend Hank Aaron remembered in Atlanta

27 January 2021
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2021-01-27 11:47

Baseball great Hank Aaron was remembered on Tuesday at a memorial service at the stadium where his former team, the Atlanta Braves, now play. Aaron died last Friday at his home. He was 86.

Commissioner of baseball, Rob Manfred said "The man we gathered to remember today belongs on our sport's Mount Rushmore. He stood on and off the field above all others, while he made his name here in Atlanta and in Milwaukee, his loss has been felt across our great nation."

There were many video tributes from former players, including ex-teammate Dusty Baker. Former Braves player and fellow Hall of Famer Chipper Jones says he sums up Aaron with one word: beautiful.  Aaron's funeral is scheduled for Wednesday.

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