SunTrust Park
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| Location | 755 Battery Avenue Atlanta, GA 30339 |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′24″N 84°28′05″W / 33.89°N 84.468°WCoordinates: 33°53′24″N 84°28′05″W / 33.89°N 84.468°W |
| Owner | Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority |
| Operator | Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc. |
| Capacity | 41,500 |
| Field size |
Left Field – 335 ft (102 m) Left-Center – 385 ft (117 m) Center Field – 400 ft (122 m) Right-Center – 375 ft (114 m) Right Field – 325 ft (99 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 16, 2014 |
| Opened | February 24, 2017 |
| Construction cost | $622 million |
| Architect | Populous |
| Project manager | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Structural engineer | Walter P. Moore and Associates |
| Services engineer | M–E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | American Builders 2017 (A joint venture between Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, Barton Malow and New South Construction) |
| Tenants | |
| Atlanta Braves (MLB) (2017–future) (projected) | |
SunTrust Park is a baseball park located in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The ballpark is located in the Cumberland/Galleria area of Cobb County, Georgia, 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. It is scheduled to become the home of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) beginning in the 2017 Major League Baseball season.
Instead of renovating Turner Field, the Braves announced on November 11, 2013, that they would leave when their lease ends, after the 2016 season. The Braves' first game at SunTrust Park in 2017 will be a preseason game against the New York Yankees on March 31, as a soft opening for season ticket holders, while the first regular season game is scheduled for April 14 against the San Diego Padres.
Turner Field has been the home of the Braves since the 1997 season. It was originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium for the 1996 Summer Olympics, then partially reconstructed as a baseball-only stadium, eliminating the possibility of other sporting event uses, such as track and field. The stadium is owned by the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA) and leased to the Braves, who have full control over its operations. Turner Field is a relatively new facility, younger than 13 of the other 29 major league stadiums, but there were numerous issues that led the Braves to seek a new ballpark.
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