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April 8, 1974- Hank Aaron hits historic 715th home run

By: Dylan Miller, Editor • April 8, 2024
April 8, 1974- Hank Aaron hits historic 715th home run
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Baseball legend, Hank Aaron cemented himself as the home run king, breaking Babe Ruth’s former record of 714 home runs. Former Braves pitcher, Tom House caught the historic home run. Aaron managed to reach 755 total home runs in his 22 season career, a record that was held until Barry Bonds broke it with 762 home runs. However, Bonds accomplishment is very controversial among fans as he was assisted by performance-enhancing drugs.

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Dylan Miller is currently a Junior at Colonia High School,he enjoys participating in sports,earning varsity letters in Cross Country,Winter Track and Spring Track. In addition to participating in sports, Dylan also follows the NFL,NBA and MLB. Scouting is a large part of Dylan’s extracurricular activities,while on his path to Eagle,he will learn more about leadership and communication. When he’s not busy in school or running,he enjoys watching TV shows like Ted Lasso,he also likes listening to sports analysts Colin Cowherd,Jim Rome or Dan Patrick. He aspires to get in the sports field 

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