ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves will open up Truist Park again on Sunday so fans can pay tribute to Hank Aaron, who died Friday at age 86.

Braves fans will be allowed to stop by the Hall of Fame and Monument Garden from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The park was also open Friday and Saturday. A steady stream of mourners trickled in to place flowers on a statue of the baseball legend and take pictures.

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There will be socially distant markers and masks required.

Channel 2′s Tom Regan was at the Park Friday, where fans stopped by to take pictures, leave flowers and remember the beloved Brave.

Just hours after his death, the Braves placed a portrait of him just outside the park.

In 2017, Aaron tossed out the first pitch of the first home game in the Braves new stadium.

“It’s a big loss for the city of Atlanta,” Mike Weinberger said.

From a poor childhood, Aaron defied racism with grace to become a baseball legend swatting records along the way, including the one swing to make him the Home Run King over Babe Ruth, which was the height of his long career with the Atlanta Braves.

“He was good for the game, good for everybody,” fan Brandon Freeman said. “He set a high standard. A really class act.”

People who were lucky enough to meet Aaron sang his praises.

“I got to see him around,” fan Carl Cox said. “I’ll tell you what, he was a wonderful man. He was sweet to me the few times I met him.”

Aaron built a successful business career after his days on the field ended, including running an auto dealership.

“One of the first things I did when I moved to Atlanta, I wanted to buy a car from Hank Aaron BMW, just to have that little logo on the back,” Kevin Simmons said.

Simmons said Aaron left a lasting legacy to make Atlanta and fans everywhere proud.

“The things he did not only for baseball... mentoring young kids that came through the system,” Simmons said. “He was just a real hero.”

Earlier today, the Braves released a statement on Aaron’s passing. Here’s the statement in its entirety:

“It is with great sadness we share the passing of our home run king, Hank Aaron, who passed away peacefully in his sleep. He was 86.

“We are absolutely devastated by the passing of our beloved Hank. He was a beacon for our organization first as a player, then with player development, and always with our community efforts. His incredible talent and resolve helped him achieve the highest accomplishments, yet he never lost his humble nature. Henry Louis Aaron wasn’t just our icon, but one across Major League Baseball and around the world. His success on the diamond was matched only by his business accomplishments off the field and capped by his extraordinary philanthropic efforts.

We are heartbroken and thinking of his wife Billye and their children Gaile, Hank, Jr., Lary, Dorinda and Ceci and his grandchildren.” – from Terry McGuirk, Braves Chairman

Aaron played 23 major league seasons and hit 755 home runs, the second most all-time. He debuted with the Braves as a 20-year-old in 1954 and spent the next 21 seasons in a Braves uniform. “Hammerin’ Hank,” who also had a record 20 seasons of 20 or more homers, homered off 310 different pitchers, including 13 fellow Hall-of-Famers. When he retired, he held major-league career records in extra-base hits (1,477), total bases (6,856) and RBI (2,297) – the latter two he still holds today.

He collected 3,000 hits, a milestone he would have still achieved without any home runs. Aaron finished his career with 3,771 hits, batting .305 and winning two batting titles. With his 3,000th hit on May 17, 1970, he was the first player in history to join the 3,000-hit, 500-home run club.

Aaron was named the National League MVP in 1957 and helped Milwaukee win the World Series that season, the franchise’s second of three World Series’ titles.

Aaron, who was an All-Star a record 25 times and won three Gold Gloves, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, falling nine votes shy of becoming the first unanimous inductee.

Aaron had worked in the Braves front office since retiring from his playing career in 1976. He most recently was a Senior Vice President, a role he held since December 1989. In the first 13 years of his front office tenure he was the club’s Vice President and Director of Player Development. In that position, he oversaw the development of many players instrumental in the Braves’ 1982 N.L. West Division championship, including two-time MVP Dale Murphy.

Along with his accomplishments on the field, Aaron also gave back to society. In 1995, his Chasing the Dream Foundation was established with the goal of helping children between the ages of nine and 12 realize their dreams. The foundation has provided grants to more than 755 children, or ‘Dream Chasers,’ in six cities across the country, enabling them to seek advanced study in music, art, writing, dance and sports.

Through the generous support of Major League Baseball, the foundation transitioned into the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream “44 Forever” program, honoring Aaron’s retired Braves jersey number. The program annually provides financial assistance to 44 young people with limited opportunities so they can further develop their talents and pursue their dreams, exclusively at Boys and Girls Clubs across the country.

In 2010, the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Four-to-Four Scholarship program was created, endowing four-year scholarships for the benefit of deserving students who have chosen to pursue their dreams by attending college.

Aaron’s accomplishments as a player, in addition to his humanitarianism, were recognized in 1999 with the introduction of Major League Baseball’s Hank Aaron Award. The award is presented annually to the best hitter in the National and American Leagues. The announcement was made at Aaron’s 65th birthday celebration in Atlanta with President Bill Clinton in attendance, and it coincided with the 25th anniversary of Aaron hitting his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s all-time record.

In February 2003, Aaron received the first Jackie Robinson Lifetime Achievement Legacy Award from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, honoring his “career excellence in the face of adversity.” The heroism the Mobile, Ala. native displayed throughout his career led boxing icon and philanthropist Muhammad Ali to call him the “the only man I idolize more than myself.”

Aaron is survived by his wife, Billye, and five children, Gaile, Hank Jr, Lary, Dorinda and Ceci. The family asks for privacy at this time.”

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