COBB COUNTY, Ga. — In anticipation of the MLB All-Star Game coming to Truist Park next week, the Atlanta Braves have moved Hank Aaron’s legendary 715th home run ball and the bat used to hit it on ...
With one swing of the bat on a magical night in Atlanta 52 years ago, Hank Aaron made baseball history. At 9:10 p.m. ET on the evening of April 8, 1974, the Atlanta Braves slugger became the career ...
The lights at Truist Park went dark, as a hush fell across the sellout crowd of 41,702. The Braves’ home diamond slowly began illuminating before the words “April 8, 1974” appeared in bold-red letters ...
The Atlanta Braves revealed that they'll be putting two important pieces of team history on display in the Monument Garden at Truist Park. The bat and ball from Hank Aaron's legendary 715th career ...
Not many of the 41,702 who filled Truist Park will remember the All-Star Game’s score. They may remember it was decided in a home-run derby reminiscent of a soccer penalty-kick shootout after the ...