The 2025 Minor League Baseball season will see one fewer affiliated team named for its parent club. After this season, the Mississippi Braves will relocate to Georgia to become the peach-themed Columbus Clingstones, the new affiliate of the Atlanta Braves in the Double-A Southern League. The nickname draws on Georgia’s
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MLB Announces Speedway Classic ’25 at Bristol, Unveils Logo
Before the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds take the field on Saturday, August 2, 2025, the home plate umpire will have a tough decision to make… “should I yell ‘play ball!’ or ‘It’s time to start your engines’?” This morning, Major League Baseball announced that they would play a game
2025 MLB All-Star Game Logo Revealed; Hosted by Atlanta Braves
Atlanta… You’re on the clock. Four years after they lost the game with just months to go, the Atlanta Braves are back and ready to host. Major League Baseball, along with the team, today unveiled the logo for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, to be played at Truist Field on
Atlanta Braves Strike Deal with Quikrete for Jersey Ad
The Atlanta Braves today announced they’d be wearing an advertisement for concrete and cementitious products manufacturer Quikrete on their jersey sleeves starting with their game tomorrow (Friday, May 19) against the Seattle Mariners. According to the press release, Quikrete is an Atlanta-headquartered company which is the largest manufacturer of packaged
For the A and the Hammer: Atlanta Braves Unveil New City Connect Uniforms
The Atlanta Braves this morning got the 2023 MLB Nike City Connect Uniform series underway by unveiling their tribute to “The Hammer.” Débuting on Saturday, April 8, at home against San Diego, the new Braves City Connect design throws things back to Atlanta in the early-1970s, bright blue and white,
Atlanta Braves to Wear 1974 Throwback Uniforms This Weekend
The Atlanta Braves have been celebrating the legacy of Hank Aaron over the past several days, capping things off with a series of two throwback uniform games this weekend. For their games Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7, the Braves will wear their 1974 home white pullover jerseys with
World Champion Braves Unveil Gold Caps, Jerseys for Opening Day 2022
The Atlanta Braves will be celebrating their World Championship in style when they open their 2022 regular season schedule later this week. Continuing a tradition that I honestly thought was a little silly at first but now look forward to every year, the Braves will wear jerseys with traces of
Ted Turner Considered Re-Naming Atlanta Braves In 1976
Following the 1975 season, in which they finished over 40 games out of a playoff spot and averaged under 7,000 fans a game, the Atlanta Braves were purchased by 37-year-old local television station owner and “internationally famous yachtsman” Ted Turner for $12 million ($58 million in 2022), a sum set
Manfred: Native American Community “Wholly Supportive” of Braves Name, Logo, and “The Chop”
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred addressed questions regarding the future of the Atlanta Braves name, logo, and “chop” during a press conference held before the start of the 2021 World Series. “It’s important to understand that we have thirty markets around the country, they aren’t all the same, the
Georgia Tech To Temporarily Retire No. 44 In Honor Of Hank Aaron
Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins announced this past weekend the Yellow Jackets football program will join the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United in temporarily retiring No. 44 in honor of former Atlanta Braves outfielder Hank Aaron, who passed away on Jan. 22 at the age of 86. The Braves
Hank Aaron’s Career in Uniforms
“Hammerin’ Hank” Henry Louis Aaron died earlier today. Aaron was 86. His resume speaks for itself, Aaron finished with 755 home runs in his 23-year Major League career shattering Babe Ruth’s long-thought unsurpassable all-time home run record. For the past 23 years, the league has presented its annual Hank Aaron
Baseball Reveals Logo for 2021 MLB All-Star Game at Atlanta
Major League Baseball last night unveiled the logo for its 2021 MLB All-Star Game, scheduled to be held at Truist Park, the home of the Atlanta Braves, on July 13, 2021. It marks the third All-Star Game to be played in Atlanta, the first since 2000, and the fifth to