Remember the poignant story of Luis Salazar, the Atlanta Braves minor-league coach who lost an eye during spring training after being struck by a foul ball in the dugout? As promised, he returned to his post as manager of the Lynchburg Hillcats (High Class A; Carolina League) last night before an appreciative crowd at Calvin […]
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Salazar loses eye after spring-training accident
Sad news out of spring training: Doctors were unable to save the left eye of Luis Salazar after the Atlanta Braves minor-league coach was struck by a foul ball during a game at Champion Stadium. Salazar, a former major leaguer slated to serve this season as manager of the Lynchburg Hillcats (High Class A; Carolina […]
Braves minor-league spring sched posted
We’ve posted the spring-training schedule for the four Atlanta Braves farm teams: Gwinnett Braves (Class AAA; International League), Mississippi Braves (Class AA; Southern League), Lynchburg Hillcats (Class A; Carolina League) and Rome Braves (Class A; Sally League). You can view the schedule here. The minor-league teams affiliated with the Atlanta Braves play their home games […]
The Week That Was: September 18
Here are the top stories published on Ballpark Digest the past week. Plus, a look at the numbers generated by Ballpark Digest users after the transition to the new publishing system; quite honestly, we’re pretty amazed at the response. First off: some numbers for you Web types to chew on. Since we moved to the […]
Booted from Myrtle Beach, Atlanta turns to Lynchburg
Atlanta will have a new High Class A affiliate for the next four years — the Lynchburg Hillcats, on their third parent in three years — after the Braves were dumped as a parent by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a move that also leaves Cincinnati in a bad situation. The Braves were informed by the […]
Pelicans to switch affiliation to Rangers
With owner Chuck Greenberg now an owner of the Texas Rangers, it was only natural that the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League) would shift affiliation to the Rangers; we’re told it will be announced tomorrow. The move ends the Pelicans’ relationship with the Atlanta Braves. The move comes after the Rangers officially […]
Looking ahead to 2011: First spring schedule posted
Yeah, we know there are still weeks left ahead on the 2010 Major League Baseball schedule. Still, it’s never too soon to look ahead, so we’ve posted the home schedule for the Atlanta Braves. Ladies and gentlemen, let the spring-training planning begin. The Braves begin their home schedule at on Feb. 27 with a game […]
Champion Stadium / Atlanta Braves
The spring-training home of the Atlanta Braves, Champion Stadium (formerly known as Disney Field, Disney’s Wide World of Sports, Cracker Jack Stadium and The Ballpark at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex) is architecturally one of the flashier venues for spring training.It’s also one of the largest: with 9,500 seats (80 percent between the first […]
National League
The National League launched the modern era of professional baseball as a response to the looser, arguably corrupt National Association, in 1876. Led by William Hulbert and Albert Spalding, the circuit began with the defection of four Western teams — St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville and Cincinnati — from the National Association and launched with eight […]