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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron passes Willie Mays on all-time home run list with his 649th homer

Braves Franchise History 1918 - Dick Rudolph tosses a one-hitter beating Rube Bressler and the Reds 3-0. Hal Chase recorded the lone hit. 1931 - Rabbit Maranville scores five runs as the Braves beat the Cardinals 13-4. 1961 - The Braves tied the National League record with 14 homers in three games as they beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field 9-5. 1972 - Hank Aaron hits his 649th home run which moves ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs

In typical baseball fashion, the Braves somehow ended up losing a game where they hit four homers in a row. Braves Franchise History 1961: The Milwaukee Braves set a major league record with four consecutive home runs by Eddie Mattews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas against the Reds. Matthews and Aaron homer off starter Jim Maloney. Adcock and Thomas homer off reliever Marshall Bridges. ...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone

Manny Machado | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Notes on Padres week ten The San Diego Padres played a home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, taking two of three. They then flew to San Francisco to play the Giants and split the series two games each. Although they finished the week four wins to three loses, the offense still struggled and the pitching had some great moments...2025
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The Cubs took care of business against a surprisingly tenacious Rockies team. It was another unseasonably chilly night at Wrigley Field Wednesday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50s and the wind, again, blowing in. And the Cubs got what they needed to defeat the Rockies 2-1 and complete a three-game sweep: Pitching, defense and just enough hitting...2025
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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Prime Time gets moved from Atlanta to Cincinnati Braves Franchise History 1916: Christy Mathewson pitches a 3-0 shutout over the Boston Braves, leading the New York Giants to their 17th consecutive victory, all on the road. In spite of their impressive winning streak, the Giants will finish second to the Brooklyn Robins in the National League pennant...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his 500th career double

Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1959 - Harvey Haddix retires the first 36 batters he faces against the Milwaukee Braves before losing the perfect game in the 13th when Felix Mantilla reaches on an error. Haddix walked Hank Aaron intentionally and then allowed an apparent three-run home run to Joe Adcock. Adcock passes Aaron on the basepaths and the home...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his 500th career double
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 26

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Three Hall-of-Famers pass on, prodigious feats are achieved, and it’s Ben Zobrist’s* birthday. All this and more. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plen...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 28

Tom Connolly (right) at the 1913 World Series | Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Tom Connolly* (right) passes, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseb...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn becomes the second-oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter

Braves Franchise History 1961 - Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in major league history. Milwaukee defeats the Giants 1-0. It is Spahn’s 290th career win, second no-hitter and 52nd shutout. Hank Aaron drove in the only run in the game with a single in the first inning. 2015 - Dan Uggla drives in five runs, including a three-run home run in the ninth, to help th...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones passes Mickey Mantle on all-time RBI list

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Another milestone for the legendary No. 10 for the Braves. Braves Franchise History 1944: Jim Tobin homers and tosses a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1971: Hank Aaron launches his 600th career home run off Gaylord Perry in a 6-5 Atlanta Braves loss to the Giants at Fulton County Stadium. Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the onl...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 23

Photo by David Banks/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Fergie, The Vulture, Jim Hickman, the Reinheitsgebot, and more, plus happy birthdays to Emilio Bonifacio* and others. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Henry Aaron hits his 399th and 400th career homers in same game

Set Number: X11755 R7 F20 The Hammer hits one of many milestone homers he’d hit over the course of his storied career. Braves Franchise History 1933: The Boston Braves fall to the New York Giants 1-0 at the Polo Grounds as umpire Charlie Pfirman officiated his 1,700th consecutive National League game. 1941: A syndicate of 12 people purchased 73 percent of the Braves for $350,000. 1943: ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 17, 2025

I couldn’t find any good “Uecker Royals” pictures, so how about Bob Uecker interviewing Hank Aaron? | Photo by 1975 Diamond Images via Getty Images We have reached the winter lull of the baseball season Oh, boy. We’ve really hit the winter doldrums. The last story from The Star was last week when Lorenzen signed. There hasn’t been a new story on the Royals site since Tuesday. Their last ...2025
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• Hammerin' Hank's legacy at center of birthday bash
Hank Aaron beamed with pride as approximately 800 guests gathered at the Delta Flight Museum on Friday night to provide him an early birthday party. Some of the most treasured artifacts from his legendary career were flown in from Cooperstown for this celebration, which counted Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Bud Selig among its distinguished guests....2017
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• Hammerin' Hank's legacy at center of birthday bash
Hank Aaron beamed with pride as approximately 800 guests gathered at the Delta Flight Museum on Friday night to provide him an early birthday party. Some of the most treasured artifacts from his legendary career were flown in from Cooperstown for this celebration, which counted Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Bud Selig among its distinguished guests....2017
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• Craig Sager's Harrowing and Emotional Journey Back to the NBA
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• 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame "Snubs" Just Have to Wait Their Turn
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", 45 in 1993; and Hank Aaron, 44 in 1957."

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"Acuña is in good company and is 50 stolen bases behind Hank Aaron, who holds modern day record of 240."

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"With due respect to Barbaro Canizares, Ryan Church, Troy Glaus, Juan Fransisco, Joey Terdoslavich, Christian Bethancourt, Cameron Maybin, Tyler Flowers, Cristian Pache and Alex Dickerson, the final resting place for Jones’ number 25 will now be in the more appropriate company of Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, Chipper Jones, Warren Spahn, John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, Phil Niekro, Hank Aaron and Tom Glavine whose numbers were retired specifically for their accomplishments with the Braves organization."

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"Aaron Judge, Paul Goldschmidt win Hank Aaron Awards for 'outstanding offensive' 2022 seasons"

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"After the team honored Hank Aaron, Atlanta’s pitchers baffled Houston’s offense, holding the Astros hitless through seven innings."

2020
"Hank Aaron thinks players involved in Astros sign-stealing scandal should be banned for life"

2019
"Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Cy Young, Hank Aaron … all of the greats and none of them were ever elected unanimously."

2018
"Before Sunday's race, Wallace received a telephone call from Hank Aaron and was wished good luck from Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton."

2017
"Jose Altuve of the Astros and Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins were presented on Wednesday with the coveted Hank Aaron Award as the most outstanding offensive performers in their respective leagues, based on a combination of voting by fans at MLB."

2016
"David Ortiz and Kris Bryant, two superstar sluggers who jointly symbolize the transfer of power in Major League Baseball, were named the recipients of the 2016 Hank Aaron Awards on Wednesday as the most outstanding offensive performer in their respective league."

2015
"Hank Aaron: I'm rooting for A-Rod to have a great year"

2014
"There is no urgent demand for the Next Hank Aaron or the Next Joe Montana or the Next Wayne Gretzky."

• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves start 11-0 in 1982

Atlanta’s hot start in ‘82 continues Braves Franchise History 1916: Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches his first of 16 shutouts of the season against the Boston Braves. 1950: At the Polo Grounds, Sam Jethroe becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Braves. A former Cleveland Buckeyes star, he goes 2 for 4, including a home run, to lead the Braves to a...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits career homer 715, passing Babe Ruth for first on all-time list

Braves Franchise History 1974 - Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth with his 715th home run off of Dodgers’ pitcher Al Downing at Fulton County Stadium. The game is delayed due to the celebration. Aaron will finish his career with 755 home runs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjqYThEVoSQ 1994 - Kent Mercker throws a no-hitter in a 6-0 win over the Dodgers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUrvX5Qgu_s 20...2025
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• Where do I draw the line?

I've written many times that I discard most of my rules for condition for a card from the 1950s or earlier. If I have a shot at getting a card from at least 70 years ago, I will not care if the corners are rounded, that there are a few creases, that it shows wear as a card like that should. (But I'll usually veer away from old cards that are stained or drawn on). But those relaxed rules don't...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Henry Aaron hits career home run No. 714

The Hammer gets one step closer to baseball immortality. Braves Franchise History 1974: Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron blasts a historic three-run home run against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jack Billingham on Opening Day. The home run is the 714th of Aaron’s career, tying him with the great Babe Ruth for the most in major league history. MLB History 1993: At Camden Yards, William Jefferson Cli...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Rabbit Maranville breaks his left leg

This was after the Braves legend broke his right leg eight years earlier! Braves Franchise History 1934: Rabbit Maranville breaks his left leg while sliding home on a double steal in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees. The Boston Braves veteran is out for the season and will play just 23 games next year. He had broken his right leg earlier in spring training of 1926. MLB History 197...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 28

Photo by Lane Stewart /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Sidd Finch*, sad passings, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore a...2025
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries

Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Greg Maddux, Chipper Jones, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman are had momentous moments. The 2025 season is chock full of expectations on the field, but it is also a milestone year as the Atlanta Braves will host the All-Star Game for the first time since 2000 and for only the third time since the team moved to Atlanta. The All-Star...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade for Matt Olson

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Olson’s arrival in Atlanta coincides with a franchise hero’s exit. Braves Franchise History 1954: Hank Aaron makes his first spring training start for the Milwaukee Braves in an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox. Aaron, taking advantage of an injury suffered by starting outfielder Bobby Thomson, raps out three hits, including a ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 14

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Rules changes, Hammerin’ Hank hammers one in his Spring debut, and other stories. Happy birthday to Steve Lake! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with pl...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron passes Willie Mays on all-time home run list with his 649th homer
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!
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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his 500th career double
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 26
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• This Day in Braves History: Henry Aaron hits the only inside-the-park home run of his career

Photo by SPX/Ron Vesely Photography via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1929: The Braves fall to the Reds 5-2 thanks to three unearned runs that score on a rare error by Rabbit Maranville. Les Bell homers for Boston and outfielder Earl Clark sets a National League record with 12 putouts in the game. 1950: The Braves acquire catcher Walker Cooper from the Reds in exchange for second ...2025
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• Should I go for three?

So I grabbed a blaster of 2025 Heritage when I was at Dave and Adam's last week. I know they're not called "blasters" anymore but it's still the word I use when I want people to know what I am talking about. Buying Heritage is instinct at this point. We're at the designs during my first years of collecting. While I could pick-and-choose whether I was going to collect Heritage 10-15 year...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 23
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron becomes the first player to have his number retired by two teams

Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win at Ebbets Field. 1954 - Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career as he goes 2-for-5 to help the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-6 win over the Cardinals. 1977 - Hank Aaron becomes the first pla...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his 500th career double
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• Ignoring history

I was made aware of a major change in Topps Heritage by Cards On Cards over on the House of Cardboard Discord the other day. I don't pay a lot of attention to the inserts in Heritage. To me, inserts are almost incidental to the brand -- I like Heritage for its tribute to older sets and those older sets didn't have inserts. But I've been attracted to an insert card here and there because...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones passes Mickey Mantle on all-time RBI list
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• Joy of a subset: A thrilling start

In order to keep this series in my head and not forget about it for a year, I'm running another version of "Joy of a Subset" three months later, which is a little sooner than I'd like as I usually space them out more. Tonight I'm going way back, to what you could argue was the first "out-of-the-box" topic for a subset in Topps history. Subsets were a new idea for Topps in the '50s...2025
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries
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• Sports’ unbreakable records, from Jerry Rice to Don Bradman

Amber Searls-Imagn Images Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky has us thinking about sport’s unreachable records The 2024 NHL season is underway, and one of the major storylines on the ice this season concerns one player’s pursuit of a record previously thought unreachable. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin began the year 40 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time mark of 894 career...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 17, 2025
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• Celebrating Henry Aaron on the 50th anniversary of becoming baseball’s all-time home run king

Hank Aaron embraces his mother after breaking Babe Ruth’s long-standing home run record. On April 8, 1974, Atlanta Braves great Henry Aaron broke his tie with Babe Ruth to become the sport’s lead in career home runs when he hit his 715th career home run. Monday, April 8, 1974. Fifty years ago, today – by date and day-of-the-week – the crown bestowed to baseball’s all-time home run king was...2024
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• LeBron James May Never Match the Feats of Michael Jordan, and That's Just Fine
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• Ortiz, Bryant win 2016 Hank Aaron Awards
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• Ortiz, Bryant win 2016 Hank Aaron Awards
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• Hank Aaron: I'm rooting for A-Rod to have a great year
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• Harper, Donaldson win Hank Aaron Award
Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper have been named winners of the 2015 Hank Aaron Award....2015
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• Hank Aaron thinks players involved in Astros sign-stealing scandal should be banned for life
The baseball legend made his comments on Thursday...2020
• Alex Rodriguez Passes 2,000 RBI With Home Run vs. Orioles
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• Alex Rodriguez Collects His 3,000th Hit With a Home Run
Rodriguez became only the third player to reach that milestone and 600 home runs. The two others are Hank Aaron and Willie Mays....2015
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• Sharing Sox Podcast 91 — Phillies phulphil while White Sox phlail and phlunk
And who needs a manager, anyway? Trying to stay awake during what seems like a 5 1⁄2 -year break between LCSs and the World Series, SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, indulge in a little nostalgia. That nostalgia ranges from the prospect of the return of Ozzieball to the new book that casts Frank Thomas as much more Big Jerk than Big Hurt in his playing day...2022
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• Alex Rodriguez's Retirement Announcement Means Bonds Will Keep Home Run Throne
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!
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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 26
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 23
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones records his 1,500th career RBI

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Just another accolade for the legendary Braves hitter Braves Franchise History 1925: The Boston Braves release Stuffy McInnis. He will sign with the Pirates and hit .368 in 59 games while playing in his fifth World Series. 1953: The Braves play their first game since moving to Milwaukee and defeat the Reds, 2-0. 1954: Hank Aaron makes his major league...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 4

Photo by Stephen Green /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Tuffy Rhodes* goes deeper and deeper and deeper and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Rabbit Maranville breaks his left leg
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 28
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• The Hall of Fame’s voting system is irretrievably broken

The Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2022 | Al Yellon The failure of Ichiro Suzuki to be unanimous clinched that. Monday’s announcement by the Hall of Fame that Ichiro Suzuki had been elected, but one vote short of unanimously on the 394 returned ballots by BBWAA members, runs the risk of making these Hall elections irrelevant. Some would argue that they already are, but let’s look at the po...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron is elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot

Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1959 - John Quinn resigns as general manager of the Milwaukee Braves and immediately accepts a similar position with the Phillies. 1982 - Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Aaron fell nine votes shy of becoming the first-ever unanimous selection and his 97.8 e...2025
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• The Postseason is quickly becoming the “Travis d’Arnaud Show”

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Braves catcher has estabilshed himself as one of the best postseason performers in baseball. When the trade for Sean Murphy proved to be the most significant move of this past offseason for the Braves, it likely was a surprise move to many. Atlanta was coming off a 2022 season in which it featured arguably the best catching duo in baseball with Travis d’Ar...2023
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• Hank Aaron thinks Astros cheaters should be banned from MLB for life
Hank Aaron is living up to his Hammerin’ Hank nickname and thinks the Houston Astros players got off too easy and should have been hammered harder in their punishments for cheating. Specifically, Aaron thinks MLB should have banned the cheaters for life. Aaron was interviewed by Craig Melvin for “Today” and was asked for his thoughts about the Astros. “They did [steal signs],” Aaron said of his da...2020
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• Hank Aaron thinks players involved in Astros sign-stealing scandal should be banned for life
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• David Ortiz Building on Clutch Legend, Gunning for Historic Farewell Season
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• Alex Rodriguez Comments on Passing Babe Ruth on All-Time HR List, More
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• Dominican Dandies Dominate Multicultural Hall of Fame Celebration
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• Steroids or Not, a-Rod's 2,000th RBI Is Rare Feat Worth Celebrating
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