Rome Braves

MiLB infobox
name = Rome Braves
founded = 2003
city = Rome, Georgia
misc =

uniform
class level = Class A (2003–present)
past class level=
current league = South Atlantic League (2003–present)
conference =
division = Southern Division
past league =
majorleague = Atlanta Braves (2003–present)
pastmajorleague =
nickname = Rome Braves (2003–present)
pastnames =
ballpark = State Mutual Stadium (2003–present)
pastparks =
leaguechamps = 2003
divisionchamps = 2003
misc6 =
owner = Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc.
manager = Randy Ingle
gm = Michael Dunn The Rome Braves are a Class-A minor league affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. In 2003, the team, previously known as the Macon Braves, moved from Macon, Georgia to Rome, Georgia, 60 miles northwest of Atlanta. Home games are played at State Mutual Stadium, which was built entirely from a SPLOST tax before State Mutual paid for the naming rights, opened April 11, 2003 and seats 5,105. In addition to three levels of regular seating, the stadium also features a lawn seating area known as "Applebee's Home Run Hill." There are also 14 suites for VIP fans.

Team management

Randy Ingle was appointed manager of the team in 2006, replacing Rocket Wheeler, who moved to the other Class-A farm team for the Atlanta Braves, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. According to the official Rome Braves Website, 2008 marks Ingles' 30th year with the Braves organization.

As the team's general manager, Michael Dunn is in charge of the front office staff, while Jim Jones is the assistant general manager.

Team mascots

The Rome Braves have two mascots, Romey and Roxie. Romey is a tall (six-foot-three-inch), blue, furry humanoid male mascot with yellow hair, while Roxie, who was added to the team after the 2005 season, is five-feet-five-inches tall, humanoid, a lighter blue, and has a large yellow ponytail.

Records

=Season Records [ [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/leaguelist.cgi?lid=SAL South Atlantic League - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] =

Notable former players

*Blaine Boyer [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2003&lid=SAL&tid=ROM 2003 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*Kyle Davies
*Yunel Escobar [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2005&lid=SAL&tid=ROM 2005 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*Julio Franco (Played 4 games for the team in 2007 [ [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2007&lid=SAL&tid=ROM 2007 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*Jeff Francoeur
*Chuck James [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2004&lid=SAL&tid=ROM 2004 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*Kelly Johnson (Played 5 games for the team in 2006 [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2006&lid=SAL&tid=ROM 2006 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] )
*Chipper Jones (Played 1 game for the team in 2004 and 3 games in 2005)
*Brian Jordan (Played 1 game for the team in 2006)
*Brian McCann
*Martín Prado
*Jo-Jo Reyes
*Jarrod Saltalamacchia
*John Smoltz (Played 2 games for the team in 2008) [ [http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news906559.html Rome News - Tribune ] ]
*Brandon Jones [ [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=7415 Brandon Jones Statistics (Minor Leagues) - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Current Roster

Notes

External links

* [http://www.romebraves.com/ Official Rome Braves website]
* [http://www.scottdecker.com/ Pictures from State Mutual Stadium]