Rome Braves
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Rome Braves Founded in 2003 Rome, Georgia | |||||
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| Class-level | |||||
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| Current | Class A (2003–present) | ||||
| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| League | South Atlantic League (2003–present) | ||||
| Division | Southern Division | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Current | Atlanta Braves (2003–present) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
| League titles (1) | 2003 | ||||
| Division titles (1) | 2003 | ||||
| Team data | |||||
| Nickname | Rome Braves (2003–present) | ||||
| Ballpark | State Mutual Stadium (2003–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. | ||||
| Manager | Jonathan Schuerholz | ||||
| General Manager | Michael Dunn | ||||
The Rome Braves are a Class-A minor league affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. In 2003, the team, previously known as the Macon Braves, moved from Macon, Georgia, to Rome, Georgia, 60 miles northwest of Atlanta.
Home games are played at State Mutual Stadium, which was built entirely from a SPLOST tax before State Mutual paid for the naming rights, opened April 11, 2003 and seats 5,105. In addition to three levels of regular seating, the stadium also features a lawn seating area known as "Applebee's Home Run Hill." There are also 14 suites for VIP fans.
 Rome Braves Sign next to State Mutual Stadium in the back |
Team management
Randy Ingle was appointed manager of the team in 2006, replacing Rocket Wheeler, who moved to the other Class-A farm team for the Atlanta Braves, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. According to the official Rome Braves Website, 2008 marks Ingle's 30th year with the Braves organization. Ingle was replaced in 2011 by Matt Walbeck, but he did not last through the season, and was replaced by Rick Albert. To bring stability back to the team, Ingle returned to manage the team for its 2012 and 2013 seasons.
As the team's general manager, Michael Dunn is in charge of the front office staff, while Jim Jones is the assistant general manager.
Team mascots
The Rome Braves have three mascots, Romey, Roxie, and introduced for the 2015 season their "son" Roman. Romey is a tall (six-foot-three-inch), blue, furry humanoid male mascot with yellow hair, while Roxie, who was added to the team after the 2005 season, is five-feet-five-inches tall, humanoid, a lighter blue, and has a large yellow ponytail.
Records
Season records[1]
| Season | First Half Record | Second Half Record | Overall Record |
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| 2003 | 36–33, 4th place South | 42–28, 1st place South | 78–61, 2nd place South |
| 2004 | 40–30, 3rd place South | 30–40, 7th place South | 70–70, 3rd place South |
| 2005 | 39–29, 3rd place South | 33–36, 6th place South | 72–65, 4th place South |
| 2006 | 42–28, 1st place South | 29–40, 6th place South | 71–68, 5th place South |
| 2007 | 29–41, 7th place South | 37–33, 6th place South | 66–74, 6th place South |
| 2008 | 22–47, 8th place South | 34–34, 6th place South | 56–81, 8th place South |
| 2009 | 35–35, 5th place South | 31–38, 6th place South | 66–73, 6th place South |
| 2010 | 30–39, 6th place South | 29–41, 7th place South | 59–80, 7th place South |
| 2011 | 25–45, 7th place South | 35–35, 5th place South | 60–80, 5th place South |
| 2012 | 18–52, 7th place South | 44–24, 1st place South | 62–72, 7th place South |
| 2013 | 36–33, 5th place South | 37–33, 2nd place South | 73–66, 4th place South |
Notable former players
- Blaine Boyer[2]
- Kyle Davies[2]
- Yunel Escobar[3]
- Julio Franco (Played 4 games for the team in 2007[4])
- Jeff Francoeur[2]
- Tom Glavine (Played 1 game for the team in 2009)
- Tommy Hanson
- Jason Heyward
- Omar Infante (Played 3 games for the team in 2009)
- Chuck James[5]
- Kelly Johnson (Played 5 games for the team in 2006[6])
- Brandon Jones[7]
- Chipper Jones (Played 1 game for the team in 2004,[5] 3 games in 2005,[3] 2 games in 2011, and 2 games in 2012[8])
- Brian Jordan (Played 1 game for the team in 2006[6])
- Jason Marquis (1997)[9]
- Brian McCann[2]
- Martín Prado[5]
- Jo-Jo Reyes[6]
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia[5]
- John Smoltz (Played 2 games for the team in 2008)[10]
Current roster
| Rome Braves roster | ||||
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| Players | Coaches/Other | |||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Notes
- ↑ South Atlantic League Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 3 4 2003 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 2005 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ 2007 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 3 4 2004 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 3 2006 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Brandon Jones Statistics (Minor Leagues) Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ "Baseball-reference". Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ↑ "Phil Niekro Award: Braves Outstanding Minor League Pitcher", Braves400, accessed 7/20/09
- ↑ Rome News – Tribune
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