On Friday of last week, the Atlanta Braves announced that the start times at the new SunTrust Ball Park will be moved back 30 minutes. This will only change the games being played at the new field in Cobb County and only the Monday through Thursday games.
This start time will not change the Friday, Saturday and Sunday games. Braves games on Friday have already been starting at 7:35pm ET.
We’ll first see the change to a 7:30pm ET start – according to an AP report – will be on Thursday, April 13, 2017.
The AP report stated the following about the 2017 Braves schedule…
“The Braves opening the season with a three-game series at the New York Mets on April 3, then going to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game series.