Awarded annually to the best overall offensive performer in both leagues, the award was introduced in 1999 to mark the 25th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. A ...

April 8 marks the 40th anniversary of Henry Aaron passing Babe Ruth as the major league’s career leader in home runs. It was one of the most significant sports feats of the 20th century, and like many ...

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 ...

Fifty-two years ago today, Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron hammered a home run that resonated far beyond Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. With his 715 th home run in the big leagues, the Mobile native ...

Hank Aaron is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He had a decorated career, highlighted by his National League MVP win in 1957 and a World Series championship with the ...

In the Atlanta Braves’ 161st game of the 1973 season, Henry Aaron hit his 713th career home run, leaving him one away from matching the record Babe Ruth had established in 1935. For decades, many had ...

Multiple River Region nonprofits are getting a major financial boost thanks to a donation form the Central Alabama Community Foundation. Tuskegee University’s spring 2026 graduating class has ...

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