ATLANTA -- After touring SunTrust Park on Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the new venue can serve as a model for baseball.
Manfred spoke in the Atlanta Braves' dugout before they were set to play the San Diego Padres in the first regular-season game at the new park, which was built in suburban Cobb County alongside a residential and entertainment district called The Battery.
"The ballpark itself is beautiful, but I really think the scope of the project itself is a model for baseball," Manfred said. "Hats off to [Braves chairman] Terry McGuirk and his team for the fantastic job that they've done here.