Hank Aaron Diamonds

“Talent Is Universal, but Opportunity Is Not”: How the Atlanta Braves Foundation Is Transforming APS Athletics One Diamond at a Time

William Powell30 Sep 20260

“Hank Aaron believed that talent is universal, but opportunity is not. Our responsibility is to help close that gap so every young person has a chance to discover what they’re capable of.” — Danielle Bedasse, Executive Director, Atlanta Braves Foundation. At Atlanta Public Schools (APS), opportunity increasingly looks like freshly groomed infields, new dugouts, upgraded […]

📹 APStv: Hank Aaron Diamonds Ribbon Cutting

Thomas Scott12 Feb 20260

During this year’s Hank Aaron Week, we officially unveiled the first of four fields of our Hank Aaron Diamonds program. The new turf infields and facility upgrades were provided by the Henry Louis Aaron Fund and The Atlanta Braves Foundation. Listen as our speakers present about the significance of the partnership between Atlanta Public Schools, […]

The Atlanta Braves Foundation Unveils Hank Aaron Diamond Fields at Atlanta Public Schools

Thomas Scott10 Feb 20260

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) proudly unveiled the first four, brand-new turf infields in the first week of February at Benjamin E. Mays High School, Maynard Jackson High School, Booker T. Washington High School, and North Atlanta High School, thanks to the generosity of the Atlanta Braves Foundation and the Henry Louis Aaron Fund. The Braves […]