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{{For|~~other stadiums~~similarly named ~~Truist~~stadiums|Truist Stadium (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Truist Park

| nickname = =

| logo_image = Truist Park logo.svg

| logo_size = 125px

| logo_caption = =

| image = SunTrust Park Opening Day 2017.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Truist Park ~~(then SunTrust Park)~~ in 2017

| former_names = SunTrust Park (2017–2020)

| address = 755 Battery Avenue SE

| location = [[Cumberland, Georgia]]<ref name=howtoget>{{cite news|title=How to get to Truist Park - Atlanta Braves|author=MLB Advanced Media|url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/ballpark/transportation|date=January 1, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2020|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730014347/https://www.mlb.com/braves/ballpark/transportation|url-status=live}}</ref>

| coordinates = {{Coord|33.89|N|84.468|W|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Metro Atlanta~~#USA Georgia#USA~~▼

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▲| pushpin_map = Metro Atlanta#USA Georgia#USA

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Atlanta area~~##Location in Georgia##Location in the United States~~▼

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| broke_ground = {{Start date|September 16, 2014}}<ref name="namingrights">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/braves-break-ground-new-stadium-announce-new-name/nhNcw/|title=Braves break ground on new stadium, announce new name|work=[[WSB-TV|WSB]]|location=Atlanta|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211215719/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/braves-break-ground-new-stadium-announce-new-name/nhNcw/|url-status=dead}}</ref>▼

▲| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Atlanta area##Location in Georgia##Location in the United States

| opened = {{Start date|March 31, 2017}} ([[exhibition game]]) {{Start date|April 8, 2017}} (college game, official opening) {{Start date|April 14, 2017}} (regular season)▼

▲| broke_ground = {{Start date|September 16, 2014}}<ref name="namingrights">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/braves-break-ground-new-stadium-announce-new-name/nhNcw/|title=Braves break ground on new stadium, announce new name|work=[[WSB-TV|WSB]]|location=Atlanta|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211215719/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/braves-break-ground-new-stadium-announce-new-name/nhNcw/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| owner = [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority]]<ref name="comparison">{{cite news|title=Comparing Braves, Falcons stadium deals|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/comparing-braves-falcons-stadium-deals/nbsX6/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=February 11, 2014|archive-date=April 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428043405/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/comparing-braves-falcons-stadium-deals/nbsX6/|url-status=live}}</ref>▼

▲| opened = {{Start date|March 31, 2017}} ([[exhibition game]]) {{Start date|April 8, 2017}} (college game, official opening) {{Start date|April 14, 2017}} (regular season)

| operator = [[Atlanta Braves|Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc.]]<ref name="comparison"/>▼

▲| owner = [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority]]<ref name="comparison">{{cite news|title=Comparing Braves, Falcons stadium deals|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/comparing-braves-falcons-stadium-deals/nbsX6/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=February 11, 2014|archive-date=April 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428043405/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/comparing-braves-falcons-stadium-deals/nbsX6/|url-status=live}}</ref>

| surface = [[Paspalum vaginatum|Seashore Paspalum, Platinum TE]]<ref name="Paspalum">{{cite news|title=SunTrust Park gets grass Saturday; here's a scouting report on the sod|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/suntrust-park-gets-grass-saturday-here-scouting-report-the-sod/UUS04iK72v5VCu9WpP1tkK/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126131303/https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/suntrust-park-gets-grass-saturday-here-scouting-report-the-sod/UUS04iK72v5VCu9WpP1tkK/|url-status=live}}</ref> ▼

▲| operator = [[Atlanta Braves|Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc.]]<ref name="comparison"/>

| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]622 million<ref name="cobbvote2"/>▼

▲| surface = [[Paspalum vaginatum|Seashore Paspalum, Platinum TE]]<ref name="Paspalum">{{cite news|title=SunTrust Park gets grass Saturday; here's a scouting report on the sod|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/suntrust-park-gets-grass-saturday-here-scouting-report-the-sod/UUS04iK72v5VCu9WpP1tkK/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126131303/https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/suntrust-park-gets-grass-saturday-here-scouting-report-the-sod/UUS04iK72v5VCu9WpP1tkK/|url-status=live}}</ref>

| architect = [[Populous (company)|Populous]]<ref name="Populous">{{cite news|title=Braves Select Architect Populous to Design Stadium|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/braves-select-architect-populous-to-design-stadium/nc5Cp/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2014|archive-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825070222/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/braves-select-architect-populous-to-design-stadium/nc5Cp/|url-status=live}}</ref>▼

▲| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]622 million<ref name="cobbvote2"/>

▲| architect = [[Populous (company)|Populous]]<ref name="Populous">{{cite news|title=Braves Select Architect Populous to Design Stadium|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/braves-select-architect-populous-to-design-stadium/nc5Cp/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2014|archive-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825070222/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/braves-select-architect-populous-to-design-stadium/nc5Cp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

| structural engineer = [[Walter P Moore|Walter P. Moore and Associates]]<ref name="engineering">{{cite web|title=Atlanta Braves Ballpark Business Outreach|url=http://static1.squarespace.com/static/536163f3e4b0fcd157655362/t/53eb9bd8e4b0745d7f027bdc/1407949784037/Business+Outreach+8.11.14+PPT.pdf|publisher=American Builders 2017|access-date=March 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134311/http://static1.squarespace.com/static/536163f3e4b0fcd157655362/t/53eb9bd8e4b0745d7f027bdc/1407949784037/Business+Outreach+8.11.14+PPT.pdf|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

| services engineer = M–E Engineers, Inc.<ref name="engineering"/>

| project_manager = [[Jones Lang LaSalle]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Construction team named for Atlanta Braves ballpark|url=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/construction-team-named-atlanta-braves-ballpark|work=Building Design & Construction|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=November 22, 2014|archive-date=September 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907032514/http://www.bdcnetwork.com/construction-team-named-atlanta-braves-ballpark|url-status=live}}</ref>

| general_contractor = American Builders 2017 (a joint venture between Brasfield & Gorrie, [[M.A. Mortenson Company|Mortenson Construction]], Barton Malow and New South Construction)<ref>{{cite web|title=Cobb County Approves Builders of New Braves Ballpark|first=Mark|last=Bowman|url=http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article/atl/cobb-county-approves-builders-of-new-braves-ballpark?ymd=20140528&content_id=77182590&vkey=news_atl|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=May 30, 2014|archive-date=May 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530015710/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article/atl/cobb-county-approves-builders-of-new-braves-ballpark?ymd=20140528&content_id=77182590&vkey=news_atl|url-status=~~live~~dead}}</ref>

| capacity = 41,084 (2018–present)<ref name="2018cap">{{cite web|title=2018 Atlanta Braves Media Guide|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/374521345/2018-ATL-Media-Guide|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=March 21, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|page=4|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204252/https://www.scribd.com/document/374521345/2018-ATL-Media-Guide|url-status=live}}</ref> 41,149 (2017)<ref name="cap">{{cite news|title=Fans Watch Braves Play at SunTrust Park for the First Time|first=Helena|last=Oliviero|url=http://www.myajc.com/sports/baseball/fans-watch-braves-play-suntrust-park-for-the-first-time/JBlkwYmwjAlBaQUKdC5xAO/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081132/http://www.myajc.com/sports/baseball/fans-watch-braves-play-suntrust-park-for-the-first-time/JBlkwYmwjAlBaQUKdC5xAO/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rendering">{{cite web|title=Renderings Show Braves' New Stadium Plans|first=Mark|last=Bowman|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/renderings-show-braves-new-stadium-plans?ymd=20140514&content_id=75446658&vkey=news_mlb|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2014|archive-date=May 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135330/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/renderings-show-braves-new-stadium-plans?ymd=20140514&content_id=75446658&vkey=news_mlb|url-status=live}}</ref>

| record_attendance = 43,898 (October 9, 2023; [[2023 National League Division Series|NLDS]] Game 2 - [[Atlanta Braves]] vs. [[Philadelphia Phillies]]){{cn|date=October 2023}}

| record_attendance = 43,619 (regular season)<ref name="record">{{cite news|title=Braves use back-to-back homers, lights-out bullpen to finally defeat Dodgers|first=Gabriel|last=Burns|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-use-back-back-homers-lights-out-bullpen-finally-defeat-dodgers/6imn1h9aP8oIXpZUjRinnJ/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=August 17, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818183649/https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-use-back-back-homers-lights-out-bullpen-finally-defeat-dodgers/6imn1h9aP8oIXpZUjRinnJ/|url-status=live}}</ref>

| suites = =

| dimensions = '''Left field''' – 335 ft (102 m) '''Left-center''' – 385 ft (117 m) '''Center field''' – 400 ft (122 m) '''Right-center''' – 375 ft (114 m) '''Right field''' – 325 ft (99 m)<ref name="dimensions">{{cite web|title=Outfield dimensions, wall heights different at new Braves stadium|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/baseball/outfield-dimensions-wall-heights-different-at-new-/nqgxs/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=March 9, 2016|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019140510/http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/baseball/outfield-dimensions-wall-heights-different-at-new-/nqgxs/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:SuntrustParkDimensions.svg|200px]]

| acreage = =

| tenants = [[Atlanta Braves]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (2017–present)

| publictransit = '''Truist Park''': [[Cobb Community Transit]] bus route 10A (weekdays only) '''[[Cumberland Mall (Georgia)|Cumberland Transfer Center]]''': [[MARTA]] bus route 12 Cobb Community Transit bus routes 10, 10B, 20, 25, 50

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'''Truist Park''' is a baseball [[stadium]] in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]], approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of [[downtown Atlanta]] in the [[unincorporated community]] of [[Cumberland, Georgia|Cumberland]], in [[Cobb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Opened in 2017, it is the [[ballpark]] of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Atlanta Braves]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blinder |first1=Alan |last2=Wagner |first2=James |title=A Grand Slam Wasted, Atlanta Is Left Holding Its Breath |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/sports/baseball/atlanta-world-series.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=February 15, 2022 |date=November 1, 2021}}</ref> Previously named '''SunTrust Park,''' the ballpark was renamed after [[SunTrust Bank]] became [[Truist Financial]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Truist and the Atlanta Braves Announce Truist Park as New Name of SunTrust Park|url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/press-release/press-release-truist-braves-announce-truist-park-as-new-name-of-suntrust-park?t=braves-press-releases|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Braves.com|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629195729/https://www.mlb.com/braves/press-release/press-release-truist-braves-announce-truist-park-as-new-name-of-suntrust-park?t=braves-press-releases|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="truist">{{cite news|title=Braves stadium gets new name: Truist Park|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-stadium-gets-new-name/VpkNGeOgJwDhjzfZHoY2eK/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114164717/https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-stadium-gets-new-name/VpkNGeOgJwDhjzfZHoY2eK/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The stadium was constructed in a [[public–private partnership]] with a project budget of $622 million.<ref name="cobbvote2" /><ref>{{cite web|title=The Braves Are Leaving Turner Field After the 2016 Season|first=Craig|last=Calcaterra|url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/11/report-the-braves-are-leaving-turner-field-after-the-2016-season|work=[[NBC Sports]]|date=November 11, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113031347/http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/11/report-the-braves-are-leaving-turner-field-after-the-2016-season/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority issued up to $397 million in bonds for the project.<ref name="Bondappeal">{{cite news|title=Braves Bond Appeal Could Be Heard in Feb. 2015|first=Ricky|last=Leroux|url=http://www.mdjonline.com/news/braves-bond-appeal-could-be-heard-in-feb/article_1c0e6dc3-8676-5001-b350-495c50c9828a.html|newspaper=[[Marietta Daily Journal]]|date=October 28, 2014|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403163718/https://www.mdjonline.com/news/braves-bond-appeal-could-be-heard-in-feb/article_1c0e6dc3-8676-5001-b350-495c50c9828a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The county raised an additional $14 million from transportation taxes and $10 million cash from businesses in the [[Cumberland Community Improvement District]].<ref name="cobbvote2" /> The Braves contributed the remaining money for the park and [[The Battery Atlanta]].<ref name="cobbvote2" /> In March 2015, a security filing from Braves owners [[Liberty Media]] allotted $672 million for Truist Park and $452 million for The Battery Atlanta, which adds up to a total cost of above $1.1 billion.<ref name=billion>{{cite news|title=New price tag: Braves stadium project to cost $1.1B|first=Matthew|last=Pearl|url=http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/smyrna-vinings/2015/03/03/braves-stadium-billion/24336351/|work=[[WXIA-TV|WXIA]]|location=Atlanta|date=March 5, 2014|access-date=May 19, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Braves will spend $181 million over 30 years to help pay off the county's bonds on the project.<ref name=bbpcom>{{cite web|last1=Mock|first1=Joe|title=SunTrust Park the secret is out|url=http://www.baseballparks.com/indepth/suntrust-park/|publisher=BaseballParks.com|access-date=April 29, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429181155/http://www.baseballparks.com/indepth/suntrust-park/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Braves hosted a [[soft opening]] for season ticket holders on March 31, 2017, in a preseason game against the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bowman|first1=Mark|title=SunTrust Park's 1st game will be exhibition vs. Yanks|url=http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/200244946/suntrust-park-will-open-with-game-vs-yankees/|work=MLB.com|access-date=September 9, 2016|archive-date=September 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909142500/http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/200244946/suntrust-park-will-open-with-game-vs-yankees/|url-status=~~live~~dead}}</ref> The first regular season game at the park was held on April 14, 2017, against the [[San Diego Padres]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Atlanta Braves Schedule|url=http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=atl#y=2017&m=4&calendar=DEFAULT|publisher=Atlanta Braves|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=July 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707112443/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=atl#y=2017&m=4&calendar=DEFAULT|url-status=~~live~~dead}}</ref>

[[SunTrust Banks]] originally bought [[naming rights]] to the stadium in 2014. After a merger in 2020, SunTrust became [[Truist Financial]] and the ballpark was renamed.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Truist and the Atlanta Braves Announce Truist Park as New Name of SunTrust Park|url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/press-release/press-release-truist-braves-announce-truist-park-as-new-name-of-suntrust-park?t=braves-press-releases|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Braves.com|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629195729/https://www.mlb.com/braves/press-release/press-release-truist-braves-announce-truist-park-as-new-name-of-suntrust-park?t=braves-press-releases|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="truist">{{cite news|title=Braves stadium gets new name: Truist Park|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-stadium-gets-new-name/VpkNGeOgJwDhjzfZHoY2eK/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114164717/https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-stadium-gets-new-name/VpkNGeOgJwDhjzfZHoY2eK/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===Leaving Turner Field===

On November 11, 2013, the Braves announced that the franchise would leave [[Turner Field]] for a new park after the [[2016 Atlanta Braves season|2016 season]].<ref name="lease">{{cite news|last=Bowman|first=Mark|title=Braves leaving Turner Field for Cobb County|url=http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/63830416/|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=November 11, 2013|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-date=March 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311213943/http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/63830416|url-status=~~live~~dead}}</ref> Turner Field had been the home of the Braves since the [[1997 Atlanta Braves season|1997 season]]. It was originally built as [[Centennial Olympic Stadium]] for the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], but was designed from the ground up to be converted into a baseball-only stadium after the Olympics ended—even though this eliminated the possibility of its use for other events such as track and field. The stadium was owned by the Atlanta-[[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] Recreation Authority (AFCRA) and leased to the Braves for twenty years.<ref name=lease/> The Braves had full control over the ballpark's operations. Turner Field was a relatively new facility, younger than 13 of the other 29 major league stadiums, but there were numerous issues that led the Braves to seek a new ballpark.<ref name="ctvnews.ca">{{cite news|title=Atlanta Braves planning new suburban stadium to replace Turner Field|first=Paul|last=Newberry|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/atlanta-braves-planning-new-suburban-stadium-to-replace-turner-field-1.1538498|publisher=[[CTV News]]|date=November 11, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2016|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625075930/http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/atlanta-braves-planning-new-suburban-stadium-to-replace-turner-field-1.1538498|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to vice chairman [[John Schuerholz]], Turner Field needed $350 million in renovations—$150 million for structural upkeep and $200 million to improve the fan experience.<ref name=ajc/> Braves executive vice president Mike Plant has stated that capital maintenance would be much less at the new stadium.<ref name="maintenance">{{cite news|title=Braves: We're Assuming Ultimate Risk|first=Dan|last=Klepal|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/braves-were-assuming-ultimate-risk/nfzdD/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=May 20, 2014|access-date=May 20, 2014|archive-date=May 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221217/http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/braves-were-assuming-ultimate-risk/nfzdD/|url-status=live}}</ref> While Turner Field was designed from the ground up with the Braves in mind, Plant said that it would require higher capital maintenance costs because it was [[value engineering|value-engineered]] for the 1996 Summer Olympics.<ref name="maintenance"/> This has led to higher capital maintenance costs in the long run.<ref name="maintenance"/> Plant estimates that capital maintenance costs at the new stadium will be no more than $80 million after 30 years – less than the $150 million in capital maintenance needed for Turner Field after 17 years.<ref name="maintenance"/>

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The baseball stadium occupies {{convert|15|acres}} of a {{convert|60|acre|adj=on}} lot, with the remainder of the space devoted to parking, [[Open space reserve|green space]], and mixed-use development.<ref name=ajc>{{cite news|title=Braves Plan to Build New Stadium in Cobb|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-plan-to-build-new-stadium-in-cobb/nbpNQ/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 11, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111164924/http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-plan-to-build-new-stadium-in-cobb/nbpNQ/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the new stadium will be over {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} from the nearest train station, the Braves use a "circulator" bus system to shuttle fans to and from the stadium.<ref name="Henry"/>

On July 8, 2015, the Braves announced an agreement for Atlanta-based Gas South to remain the official natural gas partner at Truist Park. Under the agreement, Gas South will receive prominent signage in the new ballpark, including a {{convert|75|foot|adj=on}} long "Bring the Heat" [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] board in left field that will display pitching statistics and fan-friendly messaging throughout the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark/suntrust-park/news/press-materials/gas-south-named-official-natural-gas-provider-braves-070815/|title=Gas South named official natural gas provider of Atlanta Braves, SunTrust Park|date=July 8, 2015|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|access-date=March 14, 2016|archive-date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314235243/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark/suntrust-park/news/press-materials/gas-south-named-official-natural-gas-provider-braves-070815/|url-status=~~live~~dead}}</ref>

===The Battery Atlanta===

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[[File:The Battery Atlanta high rises viewed from SunTrust Park, May 2017.jpg|thumb|The Battery Atlanta high rises viewed from then-SunTrust Park in May 2017]]

On November 20, 2013, the Braves unveiled plans to build a $400 million entertainment district ~~that will~~to surround the ballpark.<ref name="ecom" /> The complex, called [[The Battery Atlanta]], contains a mix of shops, dining, living and workspace in the area surrounding the ballpark.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Battery Atlanta - Official Site|url=http://batteryatl.com/|accessdate=August 3, 2016|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213083504/https://batteryatl.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> It opened in stages starting in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spedden |first1=Zach |title=Braves See Positive Results From SunTrust Park, The Battery Atlanta - Ballpark Digest |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2017/07/19/braves-see-positive-results-from-suntrust-park-the-battery-atlanta/ |access-date=February 15, 2022 |date=July 19, 2017}}</ref>

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On January 25, 2017, the Braves announced that the [[Georgia Bulldogs baseball|University of Georgia]] and [[Missouri Tigers baseball|University of Missouri]] would play the first baseball game in Truist Park on April 8, 2017.<ref name="uga">{{cite news|title=Bulldogs, not Braves, get first regular-season game in SunTrust Park|first=Tim|last=Tucker|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/bulldogs-not-braves-get-first-regular-season-game-suntrust-park/w6TUzJkZur6gkHvlqEuidI/|newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-date=April 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014612/http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/bulldogs-not-braves-get-first-regular-season-game-suntrust-park/w6TUzJkZur6gkHvlqEuidI/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Georgia-Missouri game was also the first time the stadium was open to the general public.<ref name="uga" /> The teams drew in 33,025 spectators as Missouri beat Georgia 6–1.<ref name="ugaum">{{cite news|title=Georgia baseball loses to Missouri at SunTrust Park to drop series|first=Layne|last=Saliba|url=http://www.redandblack.com/sports/georgia-baseball-loses-to-missouri-at-suntrust-park-to-drop/article_2d602ce4-1ca7-11e7-9eb1-9b7ac2a251f3.html|newspaper=[[The Red & Black (University of Georgia)|The Red & Black]]|date=April 8, 2017|access-date=April 8, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722002741/http://www.redandblack.com/sports/georgia-baseball-loses-to-missouri-at-suntrust-park-to-drop/article_2d602ce4-1ca7-11e7-9eb1-9b7ac2a251f3.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Missouri's Trey Harris hit the first home run.<ref name="ugaum" />

The Braves' regular-season opener was held on April 14, 2017. During pregame ceremonies, the Braves unveiled the team's 10 retired numbers on a left-field facade, and seven of the 10 individuals represented—Hank Aaron, [[Bobby Cox]], [[Tom Glavine]], [[Chipper Jones]], [[Dale Murphy]], [[Phil Niekro]], and [[John Smoltz]]—took part in the festivities.<ref name="openingpitch">{{cite news|title=Braves greats help celebrate opening of new SunTrust Park|first=Charles|last=Odum|url=https://www.apnews.com/fa5283f7660842e9a8db02d0a488ca58|date=April 14, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2017|work=Associated Press|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418083207/https://www.apnews.com/fa5283f7660842e9a8db02d0a488ca58|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[ceremonial first pitch]] was thrown by Aaron, with Cox serving as catcher.<ref name="openingpitch" /> Aaron had also thrown the ceremonial first pitch for the Braves' first and last games at Turner Field.<ref name="openingpitch" /> The Braves would defeat the [[2017 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]] 5–2.<ref name="sunfirst">{{cite news|title=Braves' Inciarte homers again on night of firsts at new park|first=Michael|last=Cunningham|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-inciarte-homers-again-night-firsts-new-park/3hGsDdJ5vHf1Hqsf2gZAJJ/|newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=April 15, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418083536/http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-inciarte-homers-again-night-firsts-new-park/3hGsDdJ5vHf1Hqsf2gZAJJ/|url-status=live}}</ref> Braves center fielder [[Ender Inciarte]] recorded the first out, first hit, first run, and first home run in the new ballpark. Starting pitcher [[Julio Teherán]], who earned the final win at [[Turner Field]], earned the first win at the new park.<ref name="sunfirst" />

===Changes for the 2018 season===

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===Playing surface===

The Braves selected a type of grass called "Seashore Paspalum, Platinum TE" for the stadium.<ref name="Paspalum" /> The Braves replaced Turner Field's Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda grass in the infield in 2012 in hopes the softer, thicker paspalum would slow down the playing surface a bit for the benefit of their infielders.<ref name="Paspalum" /> The Bermuda remained in Turner Field's outfield, while the grassed areas of foul territory also were switched to paspalum.<ref name="Paspalum" /> At Truist Park, the entire field is paspalum.<ref name="Paspalum" /> It is a popular choice for beach golf courses. It also is used at [[Minute Maid Park]]<ref name="Paspalum" />

Ahead of the [[2023 Major League Baseball season]], the Braves changed to a hybrid Bermuda overseed with perennial Ryegrass.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-what-s-new-at-truist-park-and-the-battery-atlanta-for-2023 |title=What's new at Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta for 2023 |date=March 28, 2023 |website=mlb.com |access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>

===Monument Garden and statues===

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===Announcement and polls===

After the new stadium was announced, citizens organized campaigns both supporting and opposing the plan, which was made public only two weeks before the Cobb County Commission voted. More than 80% of county residents supported delaying the vote.<ref>{{cite news|title=81 Percent of Cobb Voters Want to Delay Braves Decision, Poll Says|first=Jim|last=Galloway|url=http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/nov/22/your-daily-jolt-81-percent-cobb-voters-want-delay-/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 22, 2013|access-date=November 22, 2013|archive-date=November 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125155142/http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/nov/22/your-daily-jolt-81-percent-cobb-voters-want-delay-/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cobb Chairman Tim Lee and Commissioner Helen Goreham insisted that vote could not be delayed because it would threaten the stadium's timeline.<ref name="votedelay">{{cite news|title=Cobb Officials: No Time to Delay Cobb-Braves Stadium Deal Vote|first=Maggie|last=Lee|url=~~http~~https://~~clatl~~creativeloafing.com/~~freshloaf/archives/2013/11/22/~~content-217604-cobb-officials-no-time-to-delay-cobb-braves-stadium-deal~~-vote~~|newspaper=[[Creative Loafing]]|date=November 22, 2013|access-date=May 15, 2014|archive-date=November 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126055222/http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2013/11/22/cobb-officials-no-time-to-delay-cobb-braves-stadium-deal-vote|url-status=live}}</ref>

An InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 poll released on November 25, 2013, showed that 59% of registered voters in Cobb County favored building a new stadium for the Braves.<ref name="FoxPoll">{{cite news|title=Cobb Voters Support Braves Move-- But Not Spending Tax Dollars |url=http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/23943320/poll-cobb-voters-braves |work=[[WAGA-TV|WAGA]] |location=Atlanta |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517164427/http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/23943320/poll-cobb-voters-braves |archive-date=May 17, 2014 }}</ref> However, support fell to 30% of Cobb County voters when they were asked if they'd support funding the stadium with Cobb County tax dollars, with 56% opposed and 14% undecided.<ref name="FoxPoll"/> On September 8, 2014, the [[University of Florida]]'s Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sports Management released the first independent scientific poll on Cobb residents' attitude toward the public investment in the stadium.<ref name="UFPoll">{{cite news|title=Poll Finds Slim Majority Would Have Supported Braves Stadium|first=Dan|last=Klepal|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/poll-finds-slim-majority-would-have-supported-brav/nhJMs/|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=September 18, 2014|access-date=September 9, 2014|archive-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911011935/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/poll-finds-slim-majority-would-have-supported-brav/nhJMs/|url-status=live}}</ref> The survey found that 55% of the survey respondents would have supported the stadium in a referendum.<ref name="UFPoll"/>

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* [[List of Major League Baseball stadiums]]

* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==

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*[https://www.mlb.com/braves/ballpark Official website]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150401121841/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark/suntrust-park/live-webcam/ Construction Camera]

*[https://oxblue.com/company/news-and-pr/suntrust-park.php Construction Time-Lapse Video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070036/https://oxblue.com/company/news-and-pr/suntrust-park.php |date=March 12, 2017 }}

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