Hank Aaron touched the forks that had been in the mouths of black men. If dogs had eaten off those plates, they'd have washed them. The Howe Sports Bureau credits Aaron with a .366 batting average in 26 official Negro league games, with 5 home runs, 33 runs batted in (RBI), 41 hits, and 9 stolen bases. The Braves purchased Aaron from the Clowns for $10,000, which GM John Quinn thought was a steal as he stated that he felt that Aaron was a $100,000 property. On June 12, 1952, Aaron signed with Braves' scout Dewey Griggs. During this time, he picked
Washington, D.C. Major League Rugby team Washington, D.C. Major League Rugby team The DC MLR team is a professional rugby union team to be based in Washington, D.C. as a part of Major League Rugby (MLR) in 2020. The team is spearheaded by former USA Eagles Paul Sheehy and Chris Dunlavey. The team has not yet announced its head coach nor its home stadium. Major League Rugby announced on May 15, 2018 that they will have an expansion team in Washington, D.C. that would start no later than 2020. MLR then announced in November 2018 that the DC team would begin play in MLR in 2020.