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The story behind MC Hammer’s photo with “Hammerin” Hank Aaron [Mercury News] Jan. 23—Perhaps you’ve seen the picture: Late-career Henry Aaron, wearing a Milwaukee Brewers jersey, posing in front of his locker next to a grinning kid in a tank top. That kid is Stanley Burrell, an Oakland native who grew up to become MC Hammer, a stage-name inspired by Aaron’s nickname. When news broke Friday morning that Aaron had died, at age 86, Burrell posted the photo on his Twitter account under ...

Reply Pictured: Hank Aaron (Mediapunch/Shutterstock) MILWAUKEE, WI — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruths home run record and gracefully left his mark with 755 homers and a legacy as one of baseballs greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves, Aarons longtime team, said he died peacefully in his sleep. No cause was given. After learning of the baseball legends death, members of the Milwaukee Common Council issu...