When the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority announced a deal to sell the 67-acre Turner Field property, it chose to make the announcement next to the statue of Hank Aaron hitting his 715th home run.
Although the Atlanta Braves will be moving to Cobb County after this season, the Hank Aaron statue will remain in the city.
The city of Atlanta may have lost the Braves to Cobb County, but it won the tug-of-war to keep the iconic Hank Aaron statue within the city.
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