hank aaron

How Hank Aaron views his historic homer — 46 years later

Forty-six April 8ths ago, Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth with his 715th home run. And 46 years later, Aaron credits the courage and strength of Jackie Robinson when he broke...

Bud Selig says Hank Aaron, not Barry Bonds, is true home run king

Bud Selig was MLB commissioner during the Steroid Era, but says he prefers guys who didn’t cheat. Selig joined "The Dan Patrick Show" on Tuesday to promote his new book,...

Leo and baseball great Hank Aaron dine at Rao's

The staff brought balls and memorabilia for Aaron to sign as he happily took photos with other diners.

How A-Rod has chance to be best ever from start to finish

TAMPA — Let’s start (and then continue) with a piece of baseball trivia: Four major leaguers won a league batting title and were still active 20 years later. A fifth...

From centaurs to urine streams, this A-Rod farce is a masterpiece

All along, we knew Alex Rodriguez's legacy was bound to look, and sound, hyperbolic. In a more innocent — or naive — time, we assumed that meant that by the time he...

Braves again besieged by Hank Aaron hate mail

It was like 1974 all over again. The Braves said they received an influx of hate mail in the past week over comments Hank Aaron made to USA Today. Aaron...

While Selig disses Bonds, Braun & Co. score one for the PED guys

Defenders of baseball's PED pariahs would have to love the irony that unfolded Tuesday night. On the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, the...

Commish drops Hammer on Bonds

ATLANTA — The real home run king was honored Tuesday night at Turner Field. On the 40th anniversary of his 715th home run that broke Babe Ruth’s record, Hank Aaron...

How Hank Aaron feuded with commish over No. 715

[mlbvideo id="4429231" width="680" height="400" /] That's how Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th career home run looked and sounded, precisely 40 years ago, eclipsing the benchmark established by Babe Ruth, en route...