On June 8, 1962, Major League Baseball quietly stepped into a new era—not with the crack of a bat or the roar of a crowd, but with a powerful presence in the dugout. Buck O’Neil, a former Negro Leagues star and seasoned baseball mind, became the first African American coach in MLB history when he …
On April 8, 1974, baseball history was rewritten as Hank Aaron stepped up to the plate and sent his 715th career home run soaring over the outfield wall. With that single swing, he surpassed Babe Ruth’s long-standing record, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest players the game had ever seen. But Aaron’s journey …
