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 […]
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 […]