The league's homage to a baseball giant was nice. It also shied away from telling an essential piece of the story.

The only way to adequately describe Major League Baseball's tribute to Hank Aaron's iconic 715th home run during the 2025 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday night was mind blowing -- and befitting for one of the greatest players and ambassador's we've seen in the game's storied history.

Eddie Mathews clubs his 500th career home run against the Braves while playing for the Astros. He became the seventh player in baseball history to reach that mark. 1968: Hank Aaron blasts his 500th career home run off Giants Mike McCormick!

The American and National League players are getting ready for the Home Run Derby. What’s cool is they’re honoring the past. You see Number 19 35, Babe Ruth hit his 714 home run with the Boston Braves. Nearly 40 years later, Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s record with his 715th home run in Atlanta.