The Danville Braves were a Minor League Baseball team in Danville, Virginia. They were an Advanced Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League and were a farm team of the Atlanta Braves. The Braves have played home games at American Legion Post 325 Field. Opened in 1993, Legion Field held 2,588 fans. Before coming to Danville, they played at Calfee Park in Pulaski, Virginia.
On September 3, 2006, Danville won their first ever Appalachian League championship, defeating the Elizabethton Twins 2 games to 1, in a best of three series. On September 3, 2009, Danville won their second Appalachian League championship, again defeating the Elizabethton Twins, this time two games to zero.
The Danville Braves mascot was a large, green bird named Blooper.
In 2019, they had an attendance of 30,000.[1]
The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30.[2][3] In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.[4] The Braves were replaced by the Danville Otterbots, a new franchise in the revamped league.
^"Appalachian League Attendance | Appalachian League Stats". Milb.com. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
^"A Message From Pat O'Conner". Minor League Baseball. March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^"2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^"MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League". Major League Baseball. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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surgery. In 2016, he played for the Rookie Advanced DanvilleBraves and the Single–A Rome Braves, registering a 4.85 ERA in 12+1⁄3 innings with no decisions...
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Atlanta Braves in 2015. He reported to the GCL Braves, where he posted a 1.80 ERA in ten innings pitched before being reassigned to the DanvilleBraves, where...
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overall. He spent his first professional season with the rookie–level DanvilleBraves, hitting .262 across 59 games. Ahmed played in 130 games for the High–A...
professional baseball third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Braves selected him in the first round, 41st overall, of...
with three home runs over 192 at bats. In 2011, he played for the DanvilleBraves of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. In 63 games, he hit .347/.367/...
club in Danville, Virginia, where he played 38 games and hit .327 with 8 home runs and 31 RBIs. Francoeur advanced steadily through the Braves minor league...
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following season, with the DanvilleBraves he hit .328 and stole a league record 60 bases in only 66 games. He was named Danville's Player of the Year and...
the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $10,000, and was assigned to the DanvilleBraves, where he...
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