Author Series: Home Run King

Written by a lifelong Braves fan who became a sportswriter, Home Run King traces Hank Aaron’s odyssey from the segregated South to a baseball world forever changed by Jackie Robinson. Dan Schlossberg explores how the New York Giants nearly beat the Boston Braves in signing Aaron, how the young slugger caught his first break, and why he changed his hitting style after the Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta. Though he never won a Triple Crown and never hit 50 home runs in a season, Aaron won virtually every major honor, including an MVP award, a World Series ring, and a permanent place in the Baseball Hall of Fame.