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Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Hank Aaron etched his place into the history books 46 years ago. Braves Classics: Hank Aaron becomes the Home Run King Wednesday marked the 46th anniversary of Hank Aaron surpassing Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. Aaron remained the home run king for over 30 years, and many still consider him the all-time leader given Barry Bonds’ … [Read more...] about The Daily Chop: Anniversary of 715, Hamilton, Astros

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The Atlanta Braves will continue their classic series Wednesday night with a trip back to April 8, 1974 and the 46th year anniversary of Hank Aaron passing Babe Ruth to become the all-time Home Run king. This broadcast will be a little different as they will not show the game in its entirety but it will include highlights, an interview with Aaron and some rarely seen footage … [Read more...] about Braves Classics: Hank Aaron becomes the Home Run King

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Braves lost in walkoff fashion in a game that was weirdly closer than it had any right being The 2003 Braves were really good, due to a dominant position player group. The 2003 Phillies were okay. Sometimes, things don’t go according to plan. But sometimes, things are just a little weirder. On April 8, 2003, the Braves lost to the … [Read more...] about Braves Flashback/Recap: April 8

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Monday night that Major League Baseball was focused on a plan that would see them begin the 2020 season with all games being played in Arizona in empty ballparks. Naturally, that report generated quite a bit of buzz and led the league to respond with a statement from commissioner Rob Manfred. “MLB … [Read more...] about The Daily Chop: MLB addresses report on potential season start

Photo credit should read STEVE SCHAEFER/AFP via Getty Images In 2002, the Braves won an early-season marathon on a walkoff to stave off a sweep. The 2002 Braves team was a funny one. On the one hand, you could make the case that it was the best Braves team in the 2000s, winning 101 out of 161 games games played that year. (As a fun bit of trivia, the Braves played one tie in … [Read more...] about Braves Flashback/Recap: April 7

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Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports One of the greatest players in baseball history passed away on Monday. MLB News HOFer Kaline, beloved ‘Mr. Tiger,’ dies at 85 Baseball lost a legend on Monday as ‘Mr. Tiger’ Al Kaline passed away at 85. Kaline was among the greatest outfielders of all-time, and spent an astounding 67 years as a member of the Tigers organization. The son of a … [Read more...] about The Daily Chop: Tigers legend Al Kaline passes away at 85

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images A little hope, a lot of obstacles. Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have focused on a possible return during the month of May in which all games would be played in the Phoenix area, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan. This plan would involve a few weeks of training to allow players to ramp back up into … [Read more...] about Report: MLB “focused” on plan to play all games in Arizona