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The city of Rome, Georgia was able to get the approval of SPLOST and lure the Braves to Rome. Using completely SPLOST tax the ballpark was funded and was ready for use in the 2003 season. The construction cost $19 million which is worth $26.7 million in 2020. The stadium has undergone many renovations, the most recent being in 2021.
The Rome Emperors are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They are located in Rome, Georgia, and play their home games at AdventHealth Stadium. From 2003 to 2023, the team was known as the Rome Braves.
The team continued Georgia–Alabama League play in 1917 known as the "Rome-Lindale Romans" followed by Rome teams of the 1920 and 1921 Class D level Georgia State League. The Rome Romans hosted home minor league games at the Rome ballpark, then called "Hamilton Park," which was located on the parcel of today's Barron Stadium.
There are 30 stadiums in use by Double-A Minor League Baseball teams. The Eastern League uses 12 stadiums, the Southern League uses 8, and the Texas League uses 10. The oldest stadium is Synovus Park (1926) in Columbus, Georgia, which will be the home of the Southern League's Columbus Clingstones in 2025.
MLB's stadiums each have their own unique history, with ballparks ranging in age from over 100 years old (Fenway Park and Wrigley Field) to Texas' retractable roof stadium that just opened in 2020.
The Macon Braves were a class-A minor league baseball team associated with the Atlanta Braves and was the transplanted Sumter Braves. The team was known as the Macon Braves from 1991 to 2002. [4] In 2003, the Macon Braves were moved to Rome, Georgia. The team is now known as the Rome Braves. Luther Williams Field was the home stadium for the ...
The California League uses eight, the Carolina League uses 12, and the Florida State League uses nine. The oldest stadium is Jackie Robinson Ballpark (1914) in Daytona Beach, Florida, home of the FSL's Daytona Tortugas. The newest stadiums are Atrium Health Ballpark and Virginia Credit Union Stadium (2021), the respective homes of the Carolina ...
It is the home of the Northwest League's Hillsboro Hops. There are 30 stadiums in use by High-A Minor League Baseball teams. The Midwest League and South Atlantic League each uses 12, and the Northwest League uses six. The oldest stadium is McCormick Field (1924) in Asheville, North Carolina, home of the South Atlantic League's Asheville Tourists.