The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the AAA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves could migrate south -- from Richmond to Gwinnett -- in time for the 2009 season, leaving Richmond without a minor league baseball team to distract it from all of the other awesome development opportunities available. Okay, the AJC didn't actually report that last thought.
The Braves will move their Class AAA minor-league team to Gwinnett County, according to two people familiar with the situation.
The Class AAA Richmond Braves, the organization's highest-level minor-league affiliate, could play in Gwinnett as soon as 2009. The Braves' three-year contract at the Richmond, Va. stadium, known as The Diamond, expires following the 2010 season. However, there is an option to pull out after each season. The Braves must give notice on or before Oct. 1 each year. The Braves have wanted much-need renovations at the stadium for years.
Now we can develop a world-class riverfront without worrying about where to put a world-class stadium. (Editor's Note: In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a fan of baseball.)
Posted by: Scott Burger | January 15, 2008 at 09:53
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