Changing the name of the 98-year-old stadium owned by the Columbus Consolidated Government has upset descendants of the man for whom Golden Park was named.
The Atlanta Braves plan to move their Double-A minor league affiliate from Pearl, Mississippi, to Columbus in time to open the 2025 Southern League season, ending the 17-year drought of professional baseball in the Chattahoochee Valley.
Two weeks ago, during the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the city-funded $50 million renovation of Golden Park, Double-A Braves general manager Pete Laven announced the stadium’s name has been changed to Synovus Park.