Columbus Clingstones

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Columbus Clingstones
Columbus Clingstones.png Columbus Clingstones cap.png
Team logoCap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class Double-A (2025-present)
League Southern League (2025-present)
DivisionSouth Division
Major league affiliations
Team Atlanta Braves (2025-present)
Team data
NameColumbus Clingstones (from 2025)
ColorsBlack, peach, Kelly green, white
    
MascotFuzzy
Ballpark Synovus Park (from 2025)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Diamond Baseball Holdings
Website milb.com/columbus-clingstones

The Columbus Clingstones are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team, which will play in the Southern League, will be the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves major-league club.

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They will relocate to Columbus from Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson, following the 2024 season, where they were previously known as the Mississippi Braves.

History

Prior to 2023, the team was located in Pearl, Mississippi, playing for 19 seasons as the Mississippi Braves. In 2004, the Greenville Braves moved to Mississippi after disagreeing with the Greenville County Council for a new ballpark.

In May 2023, the city council of Columbus supported Mayor Skip Henderson's efforts to attract a minor league team to the city. [1] The city later approved a $50-million renovation to Synovus Park to bring the stadium up to minor league standards. [2] [3] In January 2024, the Mississippi Braves announced that they would be relocating to Columbus, Georgia, and begin play in the 2025 season. [4] [5]

The club announced its nickname, Clingstones, after a variety of peach, on September 6, 2024. [6] [7] The name of their mascot, Fuzzy, was announced in November 2024. [8]

Roster

Columbus Clingstones roster
PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

  • 24 Cade Bunnell
  •  8 Cal Conley
  •  9 David Fletcher
  • 11 Bryson Horne
  • -- Koby Kato
  •  1 Colby Jones
  •  2 Cam Magee
  •  7 Cody Milligan
  • 28 David McCabe
  •  4 Keshawn Ogans
  •  2 Geraldo Quintero

Outfielders

  • 16 Ethan Workinger


Manager

  • 17 Angel Flores

Coaches

  • 19 Francisco Diaz (coach)
  • 48 Wes McGuire (pitching)
  • 25 Luis Ugueto (coach)
  • 18 Garrett Wilkinson (hitting)


Injury icon 2.svg 7-day injured list
* On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated January 29, 2024
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB  •  Southern League
→ Atlanta Braves minor league players

References

  1. ↑ Chitwood, Tim (May 23, 2023). "Columbus Council backs mayor's move on Minor League Baseball's return to Golden Park". Ledger-Enquirer .
  2. ↑ Chitwood, Tim (March 29, 2024). "Columbus bond sale seals $50 million Golden Park upgrade for Double-A Braves in 2025". Ledger-Enquirer .
  3. ↑ Rice, Mark (April 19, 2024). "Braves minor league baseball updates on Columbus move. What will new Golden Park look like?". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Hill, Benjamin (January 10, 2024). "M-Braves announce move to Columbus, Georgia". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ O'Neal, Jatavia; Johnson, Gabriela (January 9, 2024). "Minor League Baseball to return to Columbus' Golden Park in 2025". WTVM. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ Rice, Mark (September 6, 2024). "Atlanta Braves' Double-A baseball team moving to Columbus gets new name". Ledger-Enquirer . Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ Hill, Benjamin (September 6, 2024). "Get clingy: New Atlanta Braves affiliate unveils peach-themed name, logos". MLB.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Columbus Clingstones Announce Fuzzy as Official Name of Mascot". MiLB.com. November 20, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
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