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As Hank starts his trot to the plate the crowd begins in an uproar and as he steps in the box and rest the bat in his hands and sees the ball coming down the middle he has an instant flashback to how it all started. Henry Aaron Louis also known as Hank Aaron or Hammerin Hank was an overall great person as an amazing athlete.
Henry's career started when his father took him to a speech Jackie Robinson was speaking at. That is when he decided to dedicate himself to baseball from that point on. Aaron started playing baseball for a semi-Pro team at just age fifteen earning eight dollars an hour. He then went to the Negro League. He played for the Indianapolis Clowns and helped them to a Negro League World Series win . He only played six months for the Clowns before receiving two telegrams from the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Braves. He then signed with the Milwaukee Braves. He signed a contract for $10,000 with the Braves. Aaron played winter ball in Puerto Rico Aaron learned to play outfield a new skill. The following season is when Aaron got to step in when the Braves left fielder got injured. His major league debut was at age 20. …show more content…

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