Rome Emperors
| Rome Braves | |||||
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| Minor league affiliations | |||||
| Class | Class A (2003–present) | ||||
| League | South Atlantic League (2003–present) | ||||
| Division | Southern Division | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Team | Atlanta Braves (2003–present) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
| League titles | 2003 | ||||
| Division titles | 2003 | ||||
| Team data | |||||
| Name | Rome Braves (2003–present) | ||||
| Ballpark | State Mutual Stadium (2003–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. | ||||
| General manager | Michael Dunn | ||||
| Manager | Randy Ingle | ||||
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[1]
| Season | First Half Record | Second Half Record | Overall Record |
| 2003 | 36-33, 4th place South | 42-28, 1st place South | 78-61, 2nd place South |
| 2004 | 40-30, 3rd place South | 30-40, 7th place South | 70-70, 3rd place South |
| 2005 | 39-29, 3rd place South | 33-36, 6th place South | 72-65, 4th place South |
| 2006 | 42-28, 1st place South | 29-40, 6th place South | 71-68, 5th place South |
| 2007 | 29-41, 7th place South | 37-33, 6th place South | 66-74, 6th place South |
Notable former players
- Blaine Boyer[2]
- Yunel Escobar[3]
- Julio Franco (Played 4 games for the team in 2007[4]
- Jeff Francoeur[5]
- Chipper Jones (Played 1 game for the team in 2004[6] and 3 games in 2005[7])
- Kelly Johnson (Played 5 games for the team in 2006[8])
- Brian Jordan (Played 1 game for the team in 2006[9])
- Kyle Davies[10]
- Brian McCann[11]
- John Smoltz (Played 1 game for the team in 2008)[12]
- Jo-Jo Reyes[13]
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia[14]
- Martín Prado[15]
- Chuck James[16]
Current Roster
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60-day injured list
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Notes
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/leaguelist.cgi?lid=SAL
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2003&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2005&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2007&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2003&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2004&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2005&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2006&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2006&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2003&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2003&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/braves/content/sports/braves/stories/2008/05/29/smoltz_0530.html
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2006&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2004&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2004&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
- ^ http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2004&lid=SAL&tid=ROM
External links
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