Rome Braves

Rome Braves
Founded in 2003
Rome, Georgia
Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
Current Class A (2003–present)
Minor league affiliations
League South Atlantic League (2003–present)
Division Southern Division
Major league affiliations
Current Atlanta Braves (2003–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (2) 2003, 2016
Division titles (2) 2003, 2016
Team data
Nickname Rome Braves (2003–present)
Ballpark State Mutual Stadium (2003–present)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc.
Manager Rocket Wheeler
General Manager Jim Bishop

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.

State Mutual Stadium, home of the Rome Braves since 2003

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 Ingle's 30th year with the Braves organization. Ingle was replaced in 2011 by Matt Walbeck, but he did not last through the season, and was replaced by Rick Albert. Ingle returned to manage the team for its 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Team mascots

Rome Braves' mascot Romey

The Rome Braves have three mascots, Romey, Roxie, and introduced for the 2015 season their "son" Roman. 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]

SeasonFirst Half RecordSecond Half RecordOverall Record
200336–33, 4th place South42–28, 1st place South78–61, 2nd place South
200440–30, 3rd place South30–40, 7th place South70–70, 3rd place South
200539–29, 3rd place South33–36, 6th place South72–65, 4th place South
200642–28, 1st place South29–40, 6th place South71–68, 5th place South
200729–41, 7th place South37–33, 6th place South66–74, 6th place South
200822–47, 8th place South34–34, 6th place South56–81, 8th place South
200935–35, 5th place South31–38, 6th place South66–73, 6th place South
201030–39, 6th place South29–41, 7th place South59–80, 7th place South
201125–45, 7th place South35–35, 5th place South60–80, 5th place South
201218–52, 7th place South44–24, 1st place South62–72, 7th place South
201336–33, 5th place South37–33, 2nd place South73–66, 4th place South
201424-46, 7th place South32–38, 4th place South56-84
201531–39, 6th place South27–43, 7th place South58–82
201627-42, 6th place South43–27, 1st place South70–69

Current roster

Rome Braves roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 25 Tanner Allison
  • 24 Jacob Belinda
  • 33 Walter Borkovich
  • 30 Jasseel De La Cruz
  • 45 Hayden Deal
  • -- Luis Gamez
  • 34 Drew Harrington
  • 51 Odalvi Javier
  • -- Luis Mora
  • 12 Kyle Muller
  • 55 Alan Rangel
  • 43 Kelvin Rodriguez
  • 20 Freddy Tarnok
  • 39 Brandon S. White
  • 37 Huascar Ynoa
  • 28 Bruce Zimmerman

Catchers

Infielders

  •  7 Derian Cruz
  •  8 Riley Delgado
  • 14 Juan Carlos Encarncacion
  • 13 Kurt Hoekstra
  •  9 Luis Mejia

Outfielders

  • 16 Jose Bermudez
  • 22 Jefrey Ramos
  •  4 Garrison Schwartz
  • 11 Drew Waters
  •  5 Isranel Wilson

Manager

Coaches


7-day disabled list
* On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated April 30, 2018
 Transactions
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Notable alumni

Jason Marquis

Hall of Fame alumni

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ↑ South Atlantic League Baseball-Reference.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 2004 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
  3. 1 2 2005 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ↑ "Baseball-reference". Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  5. ↑ Rome News – Tribune
  6. 1 2 3 4 2003 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ↑ 2007 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
  8. 1 2 3 2006 Rome Braves Statistics and Leaders Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ↑ Brandon Jones Statistics (Minor Leagues) Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ↑ "Phil Niekro Award: Braves Outstanding Minor League Pitcher", Braves400, accessed 7/20/09 Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine.
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