Hank Aaron’s fingerprints are all over this championship

Originally posted on SportsTalkATL | By Jake Gordon | Last updated 11/4/21

The Braves lost some incredible men over the past year. Don Sutton, Phil Niekro, and Hank Aaron all passed away, absolutely devastating Braves Country. I know they’re proud up in Heaven watching this team celebrate. As influential as Hank Aaron was on the lives of the players and coaches in this organization, you just have to smile at this stat.

The #Braves won 44 games before the All-Star break, and won 44 games after the break. And they won the World Series in the 44th week of 2021.

— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) November 4, 2021

As we saw, members of the Braves community and Hank’s family were all in on this Braves run. In the wake of the All Star Game that would have honored Aaron’s legacy being taken away from Atlanta, the moments in the postseason really made up for the loss of the game.

We did a grandpa we did it #BattleATL #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/4YglVrnDue

— Raynal Aaron (@Swats_44) November 3, 2021

After leading the @Braves to the #WorldSeries title, Brian Snitker recalled how the late Hank Aaron brought him into the organization.#BattleATL I #MLBTonight pic.twitter.com/eBgeVwYJXm

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 3, 2021

Emotional postgame moment, as Brian Snitker got choked up talking about getting the chance to talk to Hank Aaron's widow Billye Aaron. pic.twitter.com/1fWx1oMAjK

— Justin Felder (@Justin_FOX5) October 30, 2021

Rest easy Hank. We miss you big guy, but we know you’re proud.

This article first appeared on SportsTalkATL and was syndicated with permission.

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