Mississippi Braves
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| Mississippi Braves | ||
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| League | Southern League | |
| Division | South Division | |
| Year founded | 1984 | |
| Major League affiliation | Atlanta Braves | |
| Home ballpark | Trustmark Park | |
| Previous home ballparks | ||
| City | Pearl, Mississippi | |
| Current uniform colors | navy blue, scarlet | |
| Previous uniform colors | ||
| Logo design | A gold contour of Mississippi with navy blue drop shadow. The "Braves" wordmark with a tomahawk is superimposed over the contour with a navy blue star denoting the location of Pearl centered above. From the star's location a streaking baseball makes its way in a northeasterly direction with navy blue streaks. Centered toward the top of the contour is a white box with "Mississippi" in navy blue with navy blue and scarlet drop shadow surrounding the box. | |
| Division titles | ||
| League titles | ||
| Manager | Phillip Wellman | |
| Owner | Atlanta Braves | |
The Mississippi Braves are a minor league baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, and plays in the Southern League. The team is owned and operated by the Atlanta Braves.
Trustmark Park, which opened in 2005, is their home field. The park has 5,500 chair-back seats and a grass berm beyond the outfield walls with room for an additional 2,000 general admission customers. Trustmark Park also features a 360 degree concourse, video screen scoreboard behind the left-center field wall, free standing Cellular South Cafe beyond the right field wall, a picnic pavilion, twenty-two luxury suites, 150 closed-circuit TVs positioned around the stadium, two merchandise shops, and nine baseball-themed concession stands.
[edit] Prior franchise history
From 1984 to 2004, the club was based in Greenville, South Carolina and known as the Greenville Braves. Due to the condition of the team's stadium, and the failure to reach a deal with the Greenville County Council for a new one, the team pursued relocation. Before the start of play in 2004, the team reached a deal to relocate to Pearl, Mississippi, after the season.
[edit] Alumni
- Blaine Boyer (2005)
- Roman Colon (2005)
- Joey Devine (2005-2006)
- Jeff Francoeur (2005)
- Chuck James (2005)
- Macay McBride (2005-2006)
- Brian McCann (2005)
- Martin Prado (2005-2006)
- Scott Thorman (2005)
[edit] External link
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