He wasn't. Aaron was released by the Braves after the 1974 season because of his age, he was 40, and signed as a free agent with the Brewers where he played one season before retiring.
Edit: I can't answer why, but I can correct this answer. Hank Aaron was traded for Dave May on November 2nd, 1974.
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Aaron was never traded..He was released by the Atlanta Braves after the 1974 season and signed by the Milwaukee Brewers, playing one season (1975) then retired.
The Brewers did not trade for Hank Aaron. Aaron was released by the Atlanta Braves following the 1974 season and was signed as a free agent by Milwaukee.
No, he did not. Hank Aaron played for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers during his career.
The Atlanta/Milwaukee Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers
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