Headed to the ball park but forgot your glove? Don’t worry, the Atlanta Braves will have you covered in their new ballpark opening in 2017. Read more here.
Tag Archives: Atlanta Braves
Braves Will Offer Free Gloves at New SunTrust Park
Filed under Amenities & Features
Georgia State U. Buys Turner Field, Redevelopment Includes New Football and Baseball Stadiums
Atlanta and Fulton County have signed an agreement to sell Turner Field to Georgia State University for $30 million, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Thursday. Read more here and here.
Filed under Design & Construction, Lease & Contracts, Stadium Issues
Fort Bragg Field Named ‘2016 Ballpark of the Year’
Fort Bragg Field at Fort Bragg (NC), the one-and-done home of the 2016 game between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins on July 3, is the winner of BaseballParks.com’s award for the 2016 Ballpark of the Year. Read more here. Read press release here.
Filed under Awards & Recognition, Stadium Issues
Milwaukee Braves Move to Atlanta 50 Years Later: A Legal Perspective
Fifty years ago, the baseball world trained its attention on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and its impending decision in the case of Wisconsin v. The Milwaukee Braves, released on July 27, 1966. At issue was whether or not a Milwaukee trial judge, acting on behalf of the state of Wisconsin, could prevent the Milwaukee Braves Major League Baseball team from relocating to Atlanta. Read more here. Thanks to John Cerone for the link.
Filed under League & Franchise, Market & Location
Reimagining Turner Field
The Turner Field area — now a stretch dominated by a stadium and parking lots — could be a denser more walkable community with a street grid much like what was lost decades ago through development of two stadiums and freeways. Read more here. View draft Turner Field Stadium Neighborhoods Livable Centers Initiative here.
Ballpark Visit ALERT: Fort Bragg Field (Fort Bragg, NC)
Joe Mock from BaseballParks.com takes a full-blown, in-depth look at the temporary stadium built on the Fort Bragg campus for the MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins on July 3. Read more and view photos here.
Filed under Ballpark Visits
Fort Bragg Makes Baseball History
Reporting for USA Today Sports, BaseballParks.com’s Joe Mock gives a complete rundown of last night’s MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins at the temporary ballpark built on Fort Bragg. Read more and view photos here.
MUST WATCH: Flyover camera on @82ndCAB helicopter for tonight’s MLB game at Fort Bragg pic.twitter.com/WmYAzmG4t4
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 4, 2016
