Obituary
Hank Aaron, MLB Homer King From Ruth to Bonds, Dies at 86
- He was one of Major League Baseball’s greatest players
- Saw himself as heir to Jackie Robinson’s civil rights legacy
Henry “Hank” Aaron, the Black baseball slugger who broke Babe Ruth’s career home-run mark in an American sports milestone imbued with racial significance and racist insults he never forgot, has died. He was 86.
He died Friday, according to Major League Baseball. No cause was given.