Tuesday night’s All-Star Game in Atlanta featured a tribute to one of MLB’s greatest legends, Hank Aaron.
After the bottom of the sixth inning, the lights at Truist Park went out for the tribute to Aaron. Specifically, it was a tribute to his 715th career home run, which passed Babe Ruth’s longstanding career record. The home run came against pitcher Al Downing in the bottom of the fourth inning of a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron’s Atlanta Braves on April 8, 1974.
The tribute to Aaron replayed the at-bat.
The incredible Hank Aaron tribute in Atlanta, as it looked on the Fox MLB All-Star Game broadcast. ⚾️❤️ #MLB #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/zBF02trtDl
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 16, 2025
When the All-Star Game returned from commercial, Fox announcers John Smoltz and Joe Davis praised the presentation.
“By the way, that’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Smoltz said, and Davis agreed.
“By the way, that’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in my life.”
“So cool.”
John Smoltz and Joe Davis react to the Hank Aaron tribute. #AllStarGame #MLB pic.twitter.com/u7nnNK7XYM https://t.co/fZBuf4F43Q
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 16, 2025
The praise went well beyond the game’s announcers. The Aaron tribute was widely lauded.
Hank Aaron All-Star presentation was awesome on Fox.
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 16, 2025
That Hank Aaron tribute was one of the best things I’ve ever seen covering a game. That was great.
— Jorge Castillo (@jorgecastillo) July 16, 2025
This Hank Aaron tribute is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen at a professional sporting event. Wow. pic.twitter.com/dhccLm06CV
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) July 16, 2025
Not sure what it was like in the ballpark, but that Hank Aaron tribute at the All-Star was great television. Looked fantastic.
— Austin Karp (@AustinKarp) July 16, 2025
Elite television. Fox for the win. https://t.co/dLMrETzB76
— Dan Dibley (@dandibley) July 16, 2025
Also shared were cell phone recordings of the tribute from inside the park, giving viewers a chance to see how it looked live.
What a way to honor Hank Aaron.
I can’t explain how incredible this was.
Well done Major League Baseball. Well done Atlanta Braves. pic.twitter.com/AShhM2BJYp
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) July 16, 2025
very cool way to honor the true Home Run King.. Hank Aaron at the MLB All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/BS6X0DCU0K
— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) July 16, 2025
being here for the Hank Aaron 715 tribute was worth the price of admission pic.twitter.com/WvNivFXeBz
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) July 16, 2025
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