By Kyle Tait

Leading up to Sunday’s first pitch in Mobile, Kyle Tait sat down with Hank Aaron’s son Lary, a pro scout with the Milwaukee Brewers, currently in town scouting the BayBears-Braves series at the ballpark named after his father.

Lary was 15 years old when Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, clubbing his 715th on April 8, 1974. But the homer and the chase leading up to it proved dark days for the Aaron family, who received countless kidnapping and death threats over the course of the 1973–74 seasons.

Lary joined the pregame show on Sunday to reflect on the threats and the time leading up to Hammerin’ Hank’s historic night. Hear the interview as aired on Sunday’s pregame show:

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Aaron rounds second, greeted by college students Britt Gaston and Cliff Courtenay after hitting his historic homer on April 8, 1974.

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Kyle Tait is in his sixth season as the radio voice of the Mississippi Braves, double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter: @HearKyleTait, and take a listen at HearKyleTait.com