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The Atlanta Braves are a National League ballclub (1966–present) previously located in Milwaukee 1953–1965 (Milwaukee Braves) and in Boston 1871–1952. The Boston teams are sometimes called Boston Red Stockings 1871–1876, Boston Red Caps 1876–1882, Boston Beaneaters 1883–1906, Boston Doves 1907–1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Braves 1912–1935, Boston Bees 1936–1940, Boston ...
This category includes baseball players, past and present, for the franchise known as the Atlanta Braves since 1966. This franchise also has been known as: Boston Red Stockings (1871-1875) Boston Red Caps (1876-1882) Boston Beaneaters (1883-1906) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Braves (1912-1935 / 1941-1952) Boston Bees ...
WTBS marketed the team as "The Atlanta Braves: America's Team", a nickname that still sticks in some areas of the country, especially the South. [67] [62] The financially strapped Turner used money already paid to the team for their broadcast rights as a down-payment. Turner quickly gained a reputation as a quirky, hands-on baseball owner.
On January 21, 2020, Ozuna signed a one-year contract worth $18 million with the Atlanta Braves. [30] On July 24, Ozuna was the starting left fielder, making his Braves debut on Opening Day. [31] On September 1, he became the first National League player to hit three home runs in one game at Fenway Park, and also reached 1,000 MLB career hits. [32]
In February 2013, the Atlanta Braves announced that they would induct Jones into the Braves Hall of Fame and retire his number, 10. [3] Jones's Braves Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on June 28 during a luncheon at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and featured speeches from former Braves players, including Hank Aaron. [94]
Albies began the 2015 season with the Rome Braves. [12] In July, he was named to the All Star Futures Game. [13] [14] He was the only Braves prospect to appear in the game that year, as well as the youngest player on the field. [15] [16] Albies went 1-2 in the game, which the World Team lost to the U.S. 10–1. [17]
Jones made his MLB debut during the 1996 season with the Atlanta Braves. In the 1996 World Series, he became the youngest player ever to hit a home run in the postseason, and just the second player ever to homer in his first two World Series at-bats. The following season, Jones finished fifth in voting for Rookie of the Year.
Matthew Kent Olson (born March 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics.