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Hank Aaron Featured in Smithsonian Documentary Series

The Smithsonian Channel collaborated with Major League Baseball to create Major League Legends, a four-part documentary series that examine the lives of four outstanding baseball players in history. The Smithsonian Channel will kick off the series by broadcasting Major League Legends: Hank Aaron, their Black History Month special on Monday, Feb. 29 at 8:00 PT. Other players featured in the series are Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, and Babe Ruth. “Hank Aaron gives you a different story and a different way of thinking about the importance of race and baseball and the importance of race in American society particularly as one

Former outfielder Dave Henderson dies of heart attack at 57

Dave Henderson, the former major league outfielder who hit one of the most famous home runs in postseason history, died Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 57. Henderson died early Sunday morning at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to a statement from the Mariners, one of five teams Henderson played for in his career. Henderson had a kidney transplant in late October. Henderson was best known for his home run in the 1986 AL Championship Series for Boston. With the Red Sox one strike from elimination in Game 5, Henderson hit a two-run homer in the