University of Tennessee Athletics
October 21, 2000 | Baseball
Former Tennessee All-America Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies and Carlos Delgado of the Toronto Blue Jays have won the 2000 Hank Aaron Award for the National and American Leagues, respectively, it was announced today.
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| Todd Helton AP photo |
Helton was on campus to participate in last night's UT's annual home run contest at Lindsey Nelson Stadium to close fall workouts. He will be honored prior to today's Tennessee-Alabama football game at midfield.
The Hank Aaron Award was introduced in 1999 to honor the 25th anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. As the first major award to be introduced in more 30 years, the Hank Aaron Award recognizes the best overall hitter in each league for a particular season. In 2000, the play-by-play broadcasters and color analysts from each club's radio and television rightsholders voted for the winner.
