.This evening the label of potential Double-An affiliate for the Atlanta ga Braves was actually introduced as the Columbus Clingstones. The Clingstones will definitely begin play in Columbus, GA in 2025. It was revealed in January 2024 that the Mississippi Braves will be actually transferring to Columbus after 20 years in Gem, MS.The prospective Clingstones are actually possessed due to the Gemstone Baseball Holdings who obtained the team from the Atlanta Braves before the 2022.
Diamond Baseball Holdings, which is actually had through Effort, possesses many staffs in Minors Baseball, including every one of the Braves affiliates.Next period all of Atlanta’s best MiLB affiliates will definitely play in in or near Georgia with the Clingstones signing up with the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers and Single-A Rome Emperors in the condition as well as the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets playing in South Carolina, merely around the condition line coming from Augusta, GA. As for the team title, Clingstone is a type of peach. Although Columbus was actually recognized for its own fabric field pair of creations ago, and is home to several big insurer, the new title for Columbus’ baseball crew referrals Georgia being called “the peach state”.They will certainly play in Synovus Playground, previously called Golden Playground, which opened up in 1926.
The arena is being actually renovated ahead of the 2025 time. Columbus had actually been without a minor league staff given that 2008.