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Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia.From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). ). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was converted into a baseball stadium to serve as the new home of
Truist Park, opened in 2017; the Braves last hosted the ASG in 2000 at Turner Field. (Planned to host in 2025. (Planned to host in 2025. Was set to host 2021 All-Star Game, but the game was moved to Denver as a result of Georgia passing a controversial voter suppression bill .)
This was the only All-Star Game to be played at Turner Field, as the Braves left for Truist Park at the end of the 2016 season. The 2000 All-Star Game was one of the few occurrences in which the manager of the host team also managed the home team of the game, in this case, the National League ( Bobby Cox had led the Braves to the World Series ...
The Houston Astros led all of baseball in sending a record six All-Stars to the game. The American League won, 2–1, in 10 innings. Robinson Canó , second baseman for the Seattle Mariners , hit the game-winning home run for the American League and was named the 2017 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player .
The game started at 7:36 p.m. EDT in front of 23,381 fans at Turner Field in Atlanta. [1] The game was televised nationally by TBS as part of the Braves' TV contract and on FSN Arizona in the Diamondbacks' local market. Johnson's catcher for the game was Robby Hammock, [5] who was playing his second season in the Majors. Johnson later praised ...
A shrinking Houston Police Department has raised questions about the future of Turner's "One Safe Houston" anti-crime initiative. Whitmire supports bringing in state troopers for extra support.
Turner Field was renovated into Center Parc Stadium for the Panthers football team, [15] while new baseball and softball parks are planned for the former Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium site. [16] In May 2024, The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the construction of a new baseball stadium on the site, with ...
No. 14 Houston, with new, stellar backcourt, takes on BYU. No. 14 Houston, with new, stellar backcourt, takes on BYU ... Field Level Media. January 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM. Dec 30, 2024; Stillwater ...