Even Atlanta fans tipped their caps. Once they were done drying their eyes, of course.
“I was up there getting text messages,” Hank Grant, a native of Kennesaw, Ga., said of the pregame video tribute to the legendary Hank Aaron that launched Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities Tuesday evening at Coors Field.
“They were like, ‘You’re going to have to mop up all the tears in that stadium.’ I had tears coming down. I’m really glad I got it on video, just to share in that moment.”
When you’re making Georgians cry at a mile high, Coors Field, you’re doing something right.