Atlanta Braves celebrate 51st anniversary of Hank Aaron's home run #715
The Atlanta Braves honored the 51st anniversary of Henry 'Hank' Aaron's home run number 715 on Tuesday at Truist Park.
Aaron's 715th home run broke Babe Ruth's record and crowned him the Home Run King in Major League Baseball.
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The Braves held special tributes and recognitions to highlight the impact Aaron had and will continue to have on the Atlanta Braves and the game of baseball.
Recognitions included a Hank Aaron tribute video and a Henry Louis Aaron Fund birthday celebration recap video, highlighting his legacy on and off the field.
Hank's wife, Mrs. Billye Suber Aaron, was also recognized before the game, followed by an announcement by the Braves to endow another Chasing the Dream Scholarship and a Historically Black College & University in Braves Country.
The scholarships were created by Hank and Billye to help young people achieve their dreams of college education.
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Members of the Aaron family and their friends were welcomed to the ballpark to witness the celebration.
The Braves went on to defeat the Phillies 7-5.
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- New York Times
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Taylor Walls drove Junior Caminero in with a sac fly to give Tampa Bay their eighth run, and the Sox scored on a throwing error by Jonathan Arranda in the bottom of the 10th to stay alive, but they couldn't keep the Rays' offense down. In the 11th, Zack Kelly walked in a run with the bases loaded, and then Jake Mangum would follow with a single that scored Josh Lowe, giving the Rays a 10-8 lead that they would hold onto for the win. Tampa Bay has quietly heated up after a subpar start to the season. They've now won six of their last seven and 15 of their last 19 games, including Monday's 10-8 victory, to move into a tie for second place in the AL East with the Blue Jays. Similarly to the Rays' silent rise, Aranda, out of nowhere, is now fourth in the American League in batting average at .323 after hitting a combined .222 over the first 110 games of his career from 2022 through 2024. 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For example: George Kirby's 14-strikeout game was cause for optimism all day on Monday, given the Mariners had lost five in a row before his gem put a stop to that skid. There's still reason to be optimistic for Seattle, but Naylor might have squashed a bit of it in the moment with a single swing of the bat. A walk-off homer? Painful. A walk-off grand slam? That exclamation point is way too pointy. Sale fans double-digits, again Chris Sale has been on a heater of late. The Braves' ace was just a bit off in his first five starts of the year, either giving up too many runs or walks or not lasting very deep into the games, and it resulted in a 6.17 ERA through his first 23.3 innings. Things have been just a little bit different in his nine starts since, however: over that stretch, Sale has amassed 57.1 innings, a 1.41 ERA, and 75 strikeouts. On three separate occasions in those nine starts, Sale struck out 10 batters, and on Monday, he took down a season-high 11 by way of the K, with the Brewers his swing-and-miss victims this time around. The reigning NL Cy Young award winner now has a 2.74 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 80.2 innings, and while none of those figures are leading the league like they did last year, he's not all that far off of the pace anymore, with that tough start all that's holding him back at this point. Well, numbers-wise: it's fair to say that he's not being held back by anything at all on the mound these days, as the Brewers can attest to after Monday. Phillies back? The Phillies have been struggling of late, with June a nightmare for them so far that has included the conclusion of a sweep by the Brewers and a weekend sweep by the Pirates, of all teams. Maybe a big dub against the Cubs can right that ship a little, though – the Phillies have a ton of talent, after all, and aren't nearly as helpless as they've looked this month. Monday night was a reminder of as much. It had been a pitcher's duel through the first nine innings, but the bats took over in extras. The Cubs had the first say, as Pete Crow-Armstrong picked up a double to score Kyle Tucker and give them a 3-2 lead in the top half of the 11th. The Phillies had an answer. JT Realmuto hit a single to right field, and Nick Castellanos got on his horse to tie the scoring run from second base. Two batters later, Brandon Marsh smoked a walk-off hit to deep center field. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! 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