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Hank Aaron Will Take on Larger Role With Braves
Hank Aaron is getting more work now that the Atlanta Braves are sold. (AI Wire photo)
Hank Aaron will be getting a bigger role with the Atlanta Braves following the team's sale from Time Warner Inc. to Liberty Media Corp.
The deal, which Braves chairman Terry McGuirk said values the franchise at $450 million, was unanimously approved by baseball owners at a special meeting called Wednesday night to beat a midnight change in tax laws.
"Hank Aaron is going be a critical part of all this," commissioner Bud Selig said. "I'm sure there will be an increased role for Hank."
After setting the career home run record with 755 and retiring as a player, Aaron became a Braves vice president and the director of player development in October 1976 and held that role for 13 years. He became a senior vice president in December 1989 and is now on the club's board of directors.