Hank Aaron announced the sale of the Atlanta Braves. In that announcement, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig also announced that Aaron would be playing a major role in the management of Braves, forming programs through major league baseball that will encourage the influx of minorities into baseball. Aaron founded the Hank Aaron Rookie League program. His autobiography, "I Had a Hammer" was published in 1990. The book's title is a play on his nickname, "The Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", and the title of the folk song "If I Had a Hammer". Aaron now owns Hank Aaron BMW of south Atlanta in Union City,
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.