Central Mississippi’s minor league baseball team will be playing its final season in the metro-Jackson area this year. The Mississippi Braves, the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, on Tuesday confirmed recent rumors that have been floating around about the team leaving Trustmark Park in search of a new home.
Following multiple reports in both Georgia and right here in Mississippi, word is that the Mississippi Braves could be moving. Over in Columbus, Georgia, city leaders have approved up to $50 million to upgrade its ball field with the hopes of attracting a minor league club. According to the Ledger-Enquirer,.
The weather is perfect on this spring evening at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. Before going in for an Arkansas Travelers game, I look at plaques outside the ballpark honoring the four men for whom the facility was named.