
大リーグ通算755本塁打を放ち、野球殿堂入りしたハンク・アーロンさんが亡くなった。86歳。当時のベーブ・ルースの通算本塁打記録を抜いたほか、アフリカ系アメリカ人として人種差別とも戦った。
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-aaron-idUSKBN29R20Y
Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, the quiet, unassuming slugger who broke Babe Ruth’s supposedly unbreakable record for most home runs in a career and battled racism in the process, died on Friday, the Atlanta Braves announced. He was 86.
unassumingは「謙虚な」
Aaron joined the Braves management to become one of the few African-Americans in a baseball executive position after retiring as a player in 1976 with 755 career home runs, a record unmatched for more than three decades. Aaron died “peacefully in his sleep,” the Braves said in a statement.
unmatchedは「並ぶものがいない」
His hitting prowess earned him the nickname “Hammerin’ Hank,” and his power was attributed to strong wrists. He was somewhat shy and lacked the flair of contemporaries Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle.
prowessは「並はずれた腕前、実力、力量」
flair of contemporariesは「同時代の選手が持っていた派手さ」
Instead, Aaron played with a smooth, under-control style that made the game look so easy that some critics wondered if he was really giving his best. But Aaron was fueled by a powerful inner drive as he overcame an impoverished youth and racial hatred to become one of the greatest and most consistent baseball stars of all time.
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