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From one Hall-of-Famer to another: Hank Aaron reflects on career, Chipper Jones induction

WSB Radio's Jay Black and Chris Camp interview baseball legend Hank Aaron.

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WSB Radio's Jay Black and Chris Camp interview baseball legend Hank Aaron.
By Nicole Bennett
July 20, 2018

It was Hank Aaron who convinced the Braves to draft Chipper Jones. What led him to believe, at a young age, that Chipper was going to be a Hall of Famer?

WSB Radio’s Jay Black and Chris Camp sat down with the baseball legend to discuss his answer to that question, and many more on topics including the Braves’ success during the first half of the season and his take on the crop of young players having success this year:

ExploreLISTEN TO WSB’S FULL INTERVIEW WITH HANK AARON HERE.
WSB Radio's Jay Black and Chris Camp interview baseball legend Hank Aaron.
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