Braves kick off Hank Aaron week as U.S. Postal Service dedicates new stamp celebrating Aaron Forever

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves kicked off Hank Aaron Week on Wednesday when the United States Postal Service dedicated commemorative stamp without end in Aaron’s honor at a ceremony at Truist Park.

This the stamp was announced April 8, the fiftieth anniversary of Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run.

On April 8, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred helped honor Aaron in Atlanta by joining the Braves in announcing a $100,000 scholarship to Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Aaron’s home state of Alabama.

The Henry Louis Aaron Fund, launched by the Braves after Aaron’s Death in 2021, and the Chasing the Dream Foundation, founded by Aaron and his wife Billye, aimed to pave paths for minorities in baseball and encourage educational opportunities. Billye Aaron, Hank Aaron’s widow, attended Wednesday’s ceremony at Truist Park.

The 2024 Hank Aaron Invitational Showcase will happen at Truist Park on Saturday, featuring 44 athletes from all walks of life who competed through the two-week Hank Aaron Invitational series held on the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida.

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Aaron 715. home run broke Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs in his profession from 1914 to 1935. Aaron hit 755 home runs from 1954 to 1976, a feat that did not stand until Barry Bonds hit 762 from 1986 to 2007, a feat aided by doping.

On May 23, Baseball’s Hall of Fame unveiled a bronze statue of Aaron on the primary floor of the museum in Cooperstown, New York.

Aaron was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982. A 25-time All-Star, he set a record with 2,297 RBIs. He still holds the record with 1,477 extra-base hits and 6,856 total bases.