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K inception in 2005, will play in the four-team Park in North Augusta, S.C. The ballpark A NEW ERA FOR Southern Division of the Double-A South. opened in 2018 and overlooks the Savannah Joining them are affiliates of Milwaukee River, on the border between Georgia and MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (Biloxi, Miss.), Miami (Pensacola, Fla.) and South Carolina. They will play in the four- Tampa Bay (Montgomery, Ala.). team Southern Division of the Low-A East BY MATT GRILLI with affiliates of the Chicago Cubs (Myrtle The Rome Braves enter their 18th season Beach, S.C.), Kansas City Royals (Columbia, affiliated with Atlanta, and their first at the It is the reason so many fell in love with the be over 200 miles closer to their Triple-A S.C.) and Tampa Bay Rays (Charleston, S.C.). High-A level. They had previously served as game. It is synonymous with the “America’s affiliates. By creating better geographical the club’s low-level A-ball team since 2003. With Minor League Baseball returning — an Pastime” moniker. It is ingrained in the synergy between a Major League Club and The R-Braves will compete against affiliates American summertime staple — families, fabric of over 100 communities nationwide. its affiliates, more fans will be able to watch of the Boston Red Sox (Greenville, S.C.), friends and fans will once again have the Since the early 1900s, Minor League an organization’s players progress in their Chicago White Sox (Winston-Salem, N.C.), chance to see young stars shine before Baseball has served as a feeder system careers from the Minor Leagues to the big Houston Astros (Asheville, N.C.), Pittsburgh doing so for their hometown Atlanta Braves. to Major League Baseball, showcasing leagues in their home region.” Pirates (Greensboro, N.C.), Tampa Bay Rays the “Stars of Tomorrow.” It returns this (Bowling Green, Ky.) and Texas Rangers month — after a one-year hiatus caused by With the clubs closer aligned, late-night bus BRAVES MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATES (Hickory, N.C.) in the Southern Division of the coronavirus pandemic — in a historic rides for the players become less daunting, the High-A East. realignment that will bring cities even closer allowing them more time to rest and recover. More significantly, when the minor-league to their favorite Major League teams. The Braves welcome the Augusta clubs signed their PDL, they agreed to a GreenJackets to their minor-league family. This new model features 120 minor-league new set of facility standards, supplying Located in the heart of Braves Country, the TRIPLE-A DOUBLE-A clubs, spread across four full-season players with better resources to train. These GreenJackets will serve as Atlanta’s Low-A levels — Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and lifestyle improvements also feature player club. Augusta was originally formed in 1988, Low-A. The teams are tied to their Major salary increases, ranging from 38–72% and since 2004, had been affiliated with the League parent organizations for 10-year for the 2021 season. All of these working San Francisco Giants. The club has won four terms through a Player Development conditions are designed to provide each League titles, most recently in 2008. The License (“PDL”), a much longer lasting player with the best chance to maximize HIGH-A LOW-A GreenJackets play their home games at SRP marriage than the previous affiliation their talent. agreements which would expire every two or four seasons. While that creates stability The Braves’ long-running partnerships with for the clubs, the fans and players are also Gwinnett, Mississippi and Rome are kept DOWNLOAD THE MLB BALLPARK APP positively impacted. intact with this new structure, representing three of Atlanta’s four full-season affiliates. THE OFFICIAL APP OF TRUIST PARK Braves Country has had a firsthand view The Stripers, for the 56th consecutive season, of the benefits of having nearby affiliates, will serve as the Braves Triple-A affiliate. Access and share your tickets, including Triple-A Gwinnett, which resides They will now play in the Triple-A East, and just 35 miles northeast of Truist Park. Most within the Southeastern Division, along place a mobile concessions order, other organizations are not as fortunate. with the affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles use the Truist Park interactive map, (Norfolk, Va.), Chicago White Sox (Charlotte, ask a question to “Braves Bot” and more. “As part of this realignment, many Minor N.C.), Miami Marlins (Jacksonville, Fla.), League affiliates will be in significantly Milwaukee Brewers (Nashville, Tenn.), St. OR SCAN closer geographic proximity to the Louis Cardinals (Memphis, Tenn.) and Tampa Major League Clubs with which they are Bay Rays (Durham, N.C.). DOWNLOAD associated,” Major League Baseball said in a statement announcing this new structure. The Mississippi Braves, who have been “On average, Major League Clubs will now Atlanta’s Double-A team since the club’s VISIT BRAVES.COM/BALLPARKAPP
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PITCHERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB PITCHERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Travis Bergen 64 L/L 6' 1" 223 10/08/1993 Ian Anderson 36 R/R 6' 3" 170 05/02/1998 Ryan Borucki 56 L/L 6' 4" 215 03/31/1994 Jesse Biddle 60 L/L 6' 5" 220 10/22/1991 Tyler Chatwood 34 R/R 5' 11" 200 12/16/1989 Grant Dayton 75 L/L 6' 2" 210 11/25/1987 Rafael Dolis 41 R/R 6' 4" 235 01/10/1988 Luke Jackson 77 R/R 6' 2" 210 08/24/1991 Anthony Kay 47 L/L 6' 0" 225 03/21/1995 Nate Jones 49 R/R 6' 5" 230 01/28/1986 Steven Matz 22 R/L 6' 2" 201 05/29/1991 Tyler Matzek 68 L/L 6' 3" 230 10/19/1990 Tim Mayza 58 L/L 6' 3" 220 01/15/1992 A.J. Minter 33 L/L 6' 0" 215 09/02/1993 Joel Payamps 54 R/R 6' 2" 225 04/07/1994 Charlie Morton 50 R/R 6' 5" 215 11/12/1983 David Phelps 35 R/R 6' 2" 198 10/09/1986 Sean Newcomb 15 L/L 6' 5" 255 06/12/1993 Robbie Ray 38 L/L 6' 2" 215 10/01/1991 Edgar Santana 67 R/R 6' 2" 205 10/16/1991 Jordan Romano 68 R/R 6' 5" 225 04/21/1993 Will Smith 51 R/L 6' 5" 255 07/10/1989 Ross Stripling 48 R/R 6' 3" 220 11/23/1989 Drew Smyly 18 L/L 6' 2" 188 06/13/1989 Trent Thornton 57 R/R 6' 0" 195 09/30/1993 Josh Tomlin 32 R/R 6' 1" 190 10/19/1984 Ty Tice 60 L/R 5' 9" 185 07/04/1996 Jacob Webb 71 R/R 6' 2" 210 08/15/1993 Huascar Ynoa 19 R/R 6' 2" 220 05/28/1998 CATCHERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Riley Adams 50 R/R 6' 4" 246 06/26/1996 CATCHERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Danny Jansen 9 R/R 6' 2" 225 04/15/1995 William Contreras 24 R/R 6' 0" 180 12/24/1997 Jeff Mathis 45 R/R 6' 0" 205 03/31/1983 INFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Bo Bichette 11 R/R 6' 0" 185 03/05/1998 INFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Cavan Biggio 8 L/R 6' 2" 200 04/11/1995 Ozzie Albies 1 S/R 5' 8" 165 01/07/1997 Santiago Espinal 5 R/R 5' 10" 181 11/13/1994 Freddie Freeman 5 L/R 6' 5" 220 09/12/1989 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 27 R/R 6' 2" 250 03/16/1999 Austin Riley 27 R/R 6' 3" 240 04/02/1997 Joe Panik 2 L/R 6' 1" 205 10/30/1990 Pablo Sandoval 48 S/R 5' 10" 268 08/11/1986 Marcus Semien 10 R/R 6' 0" 195 09/17/1990 Dansby Swanson 7 R/R 6' 1" 190 02/11/1994
OUTFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB OUTFIELDERS NO. B/T HT WT DOB Randal Grichuk 15 R/R 6' 2" 216 08/13/1991 Ronald Acuña Jr. 13 R/R 6' 0" 205 12/18/1997 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 13 R/R 6' 4" 215 10/10/1993 Ehire Adrianza 23 S/R 6' 1" 195 08/21/1989 Teoscar Hernández 37 R/R 6' 2" 205 10/15/1992 Marcell Ozuna 20 R/R 6' 1" 225 11/12/1990 George Springer 4 R/R 6' 3" 221 09/19/1989 Cristian Pache 25 R/R 6' 2" 215 11/19/1998
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45 68 33 50 15 JEFF MATHIS TYLER MATZEK A.J. MINTER CHARLIE MORTON SEAN NEWCOMB CATCHER PITCHER PITCHER PITCHER PITCHER
20 25 27 48 67 MARCELL OZUNA CRISTIAN PACHE AUSTIN RILEY PABLO SANDOVAL EDGAR SANTANA OUTFIELDER OUTFIELDER INFIELDER INFIELDER PITCHER
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