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The Mississippi Braves are gearing up for their last season playing in the Trustmark Park stadium. April 9 will mark the first game of the baseball team's 20th and final season playing in Pearl.
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The team competes in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West Division in the Midwest Conference, and will begin to play as an expansion team starting at the league's 2025 season. The team will play its home games at the Trustmark Park, a 8,480-seat stadium which was previously the home of the Mississippi Braves of the Southern League.
The Braves defeated the Montgomery Biscuits, 3–2, in the best-of-five series to win the Double-A South championship. [4] Shea Langeliers was selected as the league's Top MLB Prospect and Dan Meyer as the Manager of the Year. [5] In December 2021, Diamond Baseball Holdings bought the Mississippi Braves from Atlanta Braves owner Liberty Media. [6]
On August 13, 2006, a record crowd of 7,652 saw the M-Braves defeat the Huntsville Stars, 4–2. [8] The largest crowd to ever see a game at the park was the 2016 Governor's Cup in which 8,542 fans watched the Mississippi State Bulldogs defeat the Ole Miss Rebels , 2–0.
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On February 28, 2013, Fox Sports South and SportSouth reached a deal with the Braves to acquire the 45 additional Atlanta Braves games beginning with the 2013 season, ending the team's contract with WPCH-TV and marking the first time in 40 years that the team's game telecasts were not available on broadcast television in the Atlanta market.
The Mississippi Braves were second to last in 2023. With the Braves' departure, Biloxi now has claim to the only affiliated professional baseball in the state after the season concludes.