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Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia.From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). ). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was converted into a baseball stadium to serve as the new home of
A parking lot, built for Turner Field now stands on the site, with an outline of the old stadium built in. The monument that marked the landing point of Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run stands in the same place it did when the stadium was on the site.
SunTrust Park, 2017 Turner Field, 2013 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, 1985 Spiller Field, 1924 Peters Park Home of: Atlanta, Southern League (1885–mid-1886) (1888–1889 part season) Location: West Peachtree Street Northwest; North Avenue Northeast Brisbine Park [1] [2]
Site served as parking for Turner Field until the Braves moved to Truist Park after the 2016 season. Currently parking for Center Parc Stadium, although Georgia State University plans to build a new ballpark within the original stadium footprint along with a softball park in the future. Falcons: Busch Memorial Stadium: St. Louis: Cardinals ...
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[118] [119] The new venue, named Turner Field in honor of then-Braves owner and former Goodwill Games founder Ted Turner, opened on April 4, 1997, with a 5–4 win over the Chicago Cubs. [119] [120] Turner Field hosted two games of the 1999 World Series (swept by the Yankees in four games) and the 2000 MLB All-Star Game.
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