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Mississippi Braves
Founded in 2005
Pearl, Mississippi

Team Logo

Cap Insignia

Class-level

Double-A (2005-present)

Minor league affiliations

Southern League (2005-Present)
- Southern Division

Major league affiliations

Atlanta Braves (2005-Present)

Name

Current:
Mississippi Braves (2005-present)
Past:
Greenville Braves (1984-2004)
Savannah Braves (1971-1983)
Shreveport Braves (1968-1970)
Austin Braves (1966-1967)

Ballpark

Current:
Trustmark Park
Past:
Greenville Municipal Stadium
Grayson Stadium
Braves Field
Disch Field

Minor league titles

League titles

2008

Division titles

2008

Owner(s)/Operated by: Liberty Media

Manager: Phillip Wellman

General Manager: Steve DeSalvo

The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a minor league baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, and plays in the Southern League. The team is owned and operated by Liberty Media, which also owns the Atlanta Braves. Liberty purchased the Braves from Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting unit in 2007.^[1]

1 Team history
2 Phillip Wellman
3 Championships
4 Roster
5 Players promoted directly to Atlanta Braves
6 Alumni
7 References
8 External links

Team history

For 21 years, from 1984 to 2004, the Mississippi Braves were based in Greenville, South Carolina, and known as the Greenville Braves. Due to the condition of Greenville Municipal Stadium, and the failure to reach an agreement with the Greenville County council for a new ballpark, the team pursued relocation. Before the 2004 season, the Braves announced their intentions to relocate to Pearl, Mississippi, after the season's conclusion.

The Mississippi Braves first season began on April 18, 2005. The Braves opened their inaugural season in Trustmark Park with a loss against the Montgomery Biscuits.

Phillip Wellman

The Mississippi Braves received some notoriety on June 1, 2007, when the team manager, Phillip Wellman, went on a tirade against the umpires during that night's game against the Chattanooga Lookouts at AT&T Field. He protested a series of unpopular calls by covering home plate with dirt. Wellman then traced a significantly larger home plate around the actual home plate. He continued his tantrum by uprooting bases and throwing them, low-crawling across the infield like a soldier and hurling the rosin bag at an umpire as if it were a grenade. Wellman concluded his tirade by making a hand gesture that hinted at throwing the third-base umpire out of the game, then blowing a farewell kiss to the crowd while taking a bow. Wellman received a three-game suspension as a result. The episode was broadcast on many sports syndications across the United States and Canada.^[2]

Championships

On September 13, 2008, the Mississippi Braves beat the Carolina Mudcats 3-2 in the 10th inning of the decisive Game 5 of the Southern League Championship Series. This was the Braves first championship since relocating to Mississippi and was the first Southern League title for Atlanta's Double-A franchise since 1997.^[3]

M-Braves current home, Trustmark Park

Greenville Braves logo. The franchise moved from Greenville to Pearl at the end of the 2004 season.

PhillipWellman.png

Manager Phillip Wellman

Roster

Mississippi Braves roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

19 Brett Butts
15 Kyle Cofield
17 Scott Diamond
39 Bryan Dumesnil
36 Jerome Gamble
8 Cory Gearrin
38 Kevin Gunderson
37 Tim Gustafson
-- Duente Heath
-- Lee Hyde
45 Jeff Lyman
32 Ryne Reynoso

Catchers

2 J.C. Boscan
26 Phillip Britton
10 Jose Camarena

Infielders

5 Eric Campbell
25 Greg Creek
-- Freddie Freeman
7 Brandon Hicks
4 Travis Jones
20 Kala Ka'aihue
12 Kody Kirkland

Outfielders

1 Will Cabrera
43 Concepcion Rodriguez
6 Matt Young

Manager

30 Phillip Wellman

Coaches

23 Roosevelt Brown (hitting)
22 Marty Reed (pitching)
53 Jose Mota(coach)

† Disabled list
* On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated 2009-09-28
Transactions

Players promoted directly to Atlanta Braves

Alumni

Blaine Boyer (2005)
Román Colón (2005)
Joey Devine (2005-2007)
Yunel Escobar (2006)
Jeff Francoeur (2005,2008)
Chuck James (2005)
Macay McBride (2005-2006)
Brian McCann (2005)
Martín Prado (2005-2006)
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2006-2007)
Scott Thorman (2005)

References

^ Joe Bramhall. tHoover's "Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc.". Hoover's. http://www.hoovers.com/atlanta-braves/--ID__46721--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml?cm_ven=Biz_Dev&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Free&cm_ite=Factshee tHoover's. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
^ Associated Press (2007-06-04). "Major league Braves suspend Wellman three games". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=2893060.
^ http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080914/SPORTS09/809140389 The Clarion-Ledger: M-Braves complete mission

External links

Official site
Manager Phillip Wellman's tirade
Mississippi Braves Media Guide, 2007, http://mississippibraves.com.ismmedia.com/ISM2//Media%20Guide/Braves%20History.pdf, retrieved 2007-10-04

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise

History · Records · Seasons · Managers · Opening Day starting pitchers · Broadcasters · Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring Training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

Chief Noc-A-Homa · Homer · Rally · Braves TBS Baseball · Tomahawk Buzzcut · Tomahawk Chop · Continental League · The Slide

Rivalries

New York Mets · Philadelphia Phillies

Important Figures

Hank Aaron · Bobby Cox · Tom Glavine · Greg Maddux · Eddie Mathews · Leo Mazzone · Dale Murphy · Phil Niekro · Johnny Sain · John Smoltz · Warren Spahn · Chipper Jones · Andruw Jones · Ted Turner · Stan Kasten · Skip Caray · Rabbit Maranville · Johnny Evers · Frank Selee · Kid Nichols · Hugh Duffy · Fred Tenney · Billy Hamilton · Julio Franco · Mark Wohlers · John Rocker · Jeff Blauser · Steve Avery · Terry Pendleton

Retired Numbers

3 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44

Key Personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series
Championships (3)

1914 · 1957 · 1995

National League
Championships (17)

1877 · 1878 · 1883 · 1891 · 1892 · 1893 · 1897 · 1898 · 1914 · 1948 · 1957 · 1958 · 1991 · 1992 · 1995 · 1996 · 1999

National Association
Championships (4)

1872 · 1873 · 1874 · 1875

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Gwinnett Braves · AA: Mississippi Braves · A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans · Rome Braves · Rookie: Danville Braves · Gulf Coast League Braves · DSL Braves

Other Assets

SportSouth · TBS

Seasons (140)

1870s	1870 • 1871 • 1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1879

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2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010

Atlanta Braves franchise
Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Rookie
Gwinnett Braves	Mississippi Braves	Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves	Danville Braves GCL Braves DSL Braves

Southern League

North Division	Carolina Mudcats • Chattanooga Lookouts • Huntsville Stars • Tennessee Smokies • West Tenn Diamond Jaxx

South Division	Birmingham Barons • Jacksonville Suns • Mississippi Braves • Mobile BayBears • Montgomery Biscuits

Sports teams based in Mississippi

Baseball	SL: Mississippi Braves

Basketball	ABA: Mississippi Blues — WBA: Tupelo Rock-n-Rollers

Hockey	CHL: Mississippi RiverKings — SPHL: Mississippi Surge

Soccer	PDL: Mississippi Brilla

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Alcorn State · Jackson State · Mississippi · Mississippi State · Mississippi Valley State · Southern Mississippi

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