The Rome Braves, a Single A minor league team for the Atlanta Braves is changing its name, the team announced Friday.
“Our mission is to give the Rome community a brand as unique and special as the area itself is,” The team wrote in a press release. “For Braves fans, our long-standing affiliation with the Atlanta Braves will continue for years to come, however, we want to create an identity that fans across the region can proudly claim and call their own.”
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Great Braves players such as Jeff Francoeur, Ronald Acuña Jr, Michael Harris II and others have played games in Rome before coming up to the big leagues.