2016 Atlanta Braves season
| 2016 Atlanta Braves | |
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| Record | 68–93 (.422) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Liberty Media/John Malone |
| General manager(s) | John Coppolella |
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Fredi González Brian Snitker |
| Local television |
Fox Sports Southeast Fox Sports South (Chip Caray, Joe Simpson, Tom Glavine, Dale Murphy) |
| Local radio |
WCNN WNNX Atlanta Braves Radio Network (Jim Powell, Don Sutton, Mark Lemke) |
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The 2016 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 20th and last season of home games at Turner Field before moving to SunTrust Park, 51st season in Atlanta and 141st season of the franchise. They finished in last place in the National League East Division.
The 2016 season was the Braves' final season at Turner Field, before moving to their new home at SunTrust Park. The stadium was originally built as a venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics before being converted for use by the Braves for the 1997 season. The team scheduled a number of special events and limited-edition giveaways in honor of its final season at Turner and the players wore a commemorative sleeve patch on their uniforms for the entire season. The patch showed an outline of the stadium with the words "Turner Field; Final Season, 1997–2016".
The Braves began their season with a 4–3 loss in 10 innings after blowing the save in the top of the 9th.Nick Markakis of the Braves fell afoul of Major League Baseball's new "Chase Utley Rule" in the 7th inning when he slid too far out to the left of second base and initially prevented Daniel Murphy of the Nationals from making the double play.
The Braves ended their two-game series against the Nationals with a 3–1 loss after Matt den Dekker, who had been called up from the Syracuse Chiefs just a few hours prior, hit a two-run double to right-center.
Despite opening up their next series with a four-run lead, the Braves gave up seven unanswered runs in a 7–4 loss to the Cardinals. Atlanta also gave up an MLB record three home runs to pinch hitters. In the second of the three-game series against the Cardinals, the Braves allowed nine unanswered runs in a 12–2 loss. After the loss, the Braves were the only team in the National League to have not won a single game yet. Atlanta closed out a three-game series against the Cardinals with a 12–7 loss. Braves pitcher Daniel Winkler suffered an elbow fracture after pitching 6 2/3rd's innings.
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