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Class | Double-A (2005–present) | ||||
League | Southern League (2022–present) | ||||
Division | South Division | ||||
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Team | Atlanta Braves (2005–present) | ||||
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League titles (2) |
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Division titles (3) |
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First-half titles (1) |
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Team data | |||||
Name | Mississippi Braves (2005–present) | ||||
Colors | Red, white, blue, gold | ||||
Ballpark | Trustmark Park (2005–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Diamond Baseball Holdings | ||||
General manager | Pete Laven [1] | ||||
Manager | Angel Flores [2] |
The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and plays in the Southern League. The team is owned and operated by Diamond Baseball Holdings, which purchased the Braves from Liberty Media in 2022. [3]
In 2005, the Southern League's Greenville Braves relocated to Pearl from Greenville, South Carolina, due to the poor condition of Greenville Municipal Stadium, and the failure to reach an agreement with the Greenville County council for a new ballpark.
The M-Braves' first season began on April 18, 2005 at Trustmark Park with a loss to the Montgomery Biscuits.
In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Braves were organized into the Double-A South. [4] They won the 2021 Southern Division title with a first-place 67–44 record. [5] They qualified for the playoffs by having the best record in the league. [6] The Braves defeated the Montgomery Biscuits, 3–2, in the best-of-five series to win the Double-A South championship. [7] Shea Langeliers was selected as the league's Top MLB Prospect and Dan Meyer as the Manager of the Year. [8] In 2022, the Double-A South became known as the Southern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. [9]
On January 9, 2024, the Braves announced that the 2024 season would be their final season in Pearl, Mississippi and they would be relocating to Columbus, Georgia for the start of the 2025 season. [10]
On September 13, 2008, the Mississippi Braves beat the Carolina Mudcats, 3–2, in the 10th inning of the decisive Game 5 of the Southern League Championship Series. This was the M-Braves first championship and the first Southern League title for Atlanta's Double-A franchise since 1997. [11] The M-Braves' second title came in 2021 in the Double-A South. [7]
All Mississippi Braves games are televised live on MiLB.TV. Since 2023, all regular and post-season Mississippi Braves games air on 102.1 The Box. [12] The broadcasters are Chris Harris and Jack Sadighian. From 2009 to 2022, games aired on WYAB 103.9 FM.
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* Promoted directly to Atlanta.
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