Ballpark Visit ALERT: SunTrust Park (Cobb County, GA)

Joe Mock from BaseballParks.com recently visited SunTrust Park, the new home of the Atlanta Braves in Cobb County (GA).  For those who have not yet visited the state-of-the-art facility, Mock takes you there with over 9,000 words and 60 photographs covering everything from ballpark design to fan amenities and concessions.  Read more and view photos here.

Braves to Offer Baseball Bat-Aged Beer at New Park

After a long road trip to open the season, the Atlanta Braves will finally open their new home, SunTrust Park, on this coming Friday. When they do, the fans will get to take in a unique bat-aged beer that is only sold at the ballpark.  Read more here.

Braves Experience SunTrust Park with First-Ever Workout

For their first workout at SunTrust Park on Thursday, Atlanta Braves players took in the big picture of the stadium’s features and aesthetics.  Read more here.   View photo gallery here.  View video here.

SunTrust Transportation Plans: Braves Announce Uber Pilot Program

The Atlanta Braves released the third and final phase of their transportation plan for SunTrust Park on Monday, focusing on a new pilot program from ride-sharing app Uber and the capabilities of the MLB Ballpark application.  Read more here.

Sneak Peek: The Taste of SunTrust Park

SunTrust Park’s executive chef Peter Smithing and food-service provider Delaware North opened the gates of the new stadium Thursday to offer a sneak peek at how Atlanta Braves fans will feast on game days.  Read more here.   View food photos here.

SunTrust Park Readies for Debut

Minus a few essential finishing touches — installing the bases, attaching the padding to the outfield wall and the like — SunTrust Park looks just about ready for a baseball game.  Read more and view media tour here.

Bronze Statue, Special Terrace to Honor Hank Aaron at SunTrust Park

When fans make their first visit to SunTrust Park this year, they will have the opportunity to see the various ways the Atlanta Braves have attempted to preserve Hank Aaron‘s legacy and historical accomplishments via tributes constructed throughout their new ballpark.  Read more here.

Taproom, Microbrewery Coming to New Braves Ballpark

The Terrapin Beer Company and the Atlanta Braves are teaming up at the Braves’ new home, the team announced on Tuesday. Plans are in the works for Terrapin to have a new taproom and microbrewery at The Battery Atlanta, which will be adjacent to SunTrust Park, the soon-to-be new home of the Braves.  Read more and view rendering here

Exclusive Ballpark Tour: SunTrust Park

Joe Mock from BaseballParks.com was recently given an exclusive ballpark tour of the new SunTrust Park currently under construction in Cobb County, about ten miles north of downtown Atlanta.  Read more and view photos here.

Tentative Date Set for Opening of SunTrust Park

The Atlanta Braves will reportedly open their new ballpark in Cobb County (GA) on April 13 against the San Diego Padres.  Read more and view construction photo here.

SunTrust Park Reaches ‘Topping Out’ Milestone

The Atlanta Braves and Cobb County celebrated a major construction milestone June 13 with a “topping out” for SunTrust Park.  Read more and view photo gallery here.

Wider Seats for Braves Fans in New Ballpark

The seats in the new Atlanta Braves ballpark will be bigger than the ones at Turner Field.  It’s one of the details that emerged during a tour of the construction site in Cobb County Thursday.  Read more and watch news report here.

Braves Become Hoteliers

The Atlanta Braves got into the hotel business this week, announcing a 50-50 partnership with Omni Hotels & Resorts on a luxury hotel to be built overlooking the team’s new stadium in Cobb County.  Read more here.

Braves Going Green

The Atlanta Braves want their new stadium in Cobb County (GA) to be a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building.  One environmentally friendly feature planned is a filtration system and 30,000 gallon irrigation tank under the field to capture and reuse rain water.  Read more here.

Braves Release Renderings of Planned Development Around New Ballpark

The Atlanta Braves released new renderings of the multi-use development around SunTrust Park — the team’s planned new ballpark in Cobb County (GA) set to open in 2017.  Read more here.  View renderings here.

New Braves Ballpark Right On Schedule

Construction of $672 million SunTrust Park, the new home for the Atlanta Braves, is right on schedule, according to officials from Cobb County (GA) and the Braves.  Read more here.

Braves Break Ground on ‘SunTrust Park’

Atlanta banking giant SunTrust Banks Inc. has secured the naming rights to the new Atlanta Braves stadium in Cobb County, which officials broke ground on Tuesday and will open in spring 2017.  Read more and view photos here.  Watch groundbreaking here.

Braves Name Project Development Team, Release New Renderings

The Atlanta Braves formally announced on Wednesday its development team for the $400 million mixed-use complex near its future Cobb County stadium.  Read more here.  The team also released new renderings of the stadium development.  View gallery here.

Cobb County Approves Ballpark Contracts

The Cobb County (GA) Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to approve the builders for the Atlanta Braves’ new ballpark. American Builders 2017 will oversee construction of the stadium, which is schedule to open in early 2017.  The Commission also voted to approve multiple long form agreements that dictate a 30-year partnership between the franchise and the county.  Read more here.

Braves Release New Renderings of Cobb County Ballpark

The Atlanta Braves on Wednesday released conceptual drawings of their planned 41,000-plus seat Cobb County Stadium.  Read more here and here.  View gallery of renderings here.

College Football for Turner Field?

Georgia State University is proposing repurposing Turner Field into a 30,000-seat football stadium and building another baseball stadium that will include Hank Aaron’s wall as part of the structure.  Read more here.  Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves and Cobb County have substantially completed negotiations on five major agreements that are necessary before construction