Individually, MLB's recent actions are, frankly, depressing. Taken together, the deceptive editing of Scully's call is the latest sign Major League Baseball is attempting to distance history made on the diamond from the inextricable circumstances that created it off the field.

The sixth inning turned out to be Alabama’s time to shine at the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night. In that frame, the two 2025 all-stars from the state were in the spotlight and, at the end of the inning, Major League Baseball honored Mobile’s favorite son with a video tribute to Hank Aaron’s 715th home run.

The league's homage to a baseball giant was nice. It also shied away from telling an essential piece of the story.

Eddie Mathews clubs his 500th career home run against the Braves while playing for the Astros. He became the seventh player in baseball history to reach that mark. 1968: Hank Aaron blasts his 500th career home run off Giants Mike McCormick!

The American and National League players are getting ready for the Home Run Derby. What’s cool is they’re honoring the past. You see Number 19 35, Babe Ruth hit his 714 home run with the Boston Braves. Nearly 40 years later, Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s record with his 715th home run in Atlanta.