Aaron Blair Aaron Blair Aaron Daniel Blair (born May 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Blair attended Spring Valley High School in Spring Valley, Nevada and played for the school's baseball team. Blair then attended Marshall University, where he played baseball for the Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team. The Houston Astros selected him in the 21st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft but decided to go to college instead. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Blair with the 36th pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves by
Hank Aaron Stadium from the field by approximately 20 feet. The BayBears plan to leave the stadium after the 2019 season and relocate to Madison, Alabama. In November 1995, Mobile's city council voted to allocate $4 million to a new ballpark in Mobile and name it Hank Aaron Stadium. The city committed to pay for half the cost of construction and match the contribution of new franchise owner Eric Margenau. Architectural plans for the ballpark were unveiled in May 1996. Mobile city council member Vivian Davis Figures had suggested that the new ballpark be named after Aaron. The ballpark opened on April 17,