The Mississippi Braves, AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, is officially moving.
Columbus mayor Skip Henderson announced on Tuesday afternoon that Columbus, GA’s Golden Park stadium will be the new home for the Mississippi Braves for the 2025 season.
We reported back on Christmas Eve that Columbus was working to lure the Mississippi Braves with renovations to their historic Golden Park stadium, built in 1926. The venue has previously been the home of multiple different minor league teams, most recently the Class A “Columbus Catfish” from 2003-2008.
The city council for Columbus voted last month to start the process to borrow $50M for facility upgrades, with a Request for Proposal issued on December 26th and with completed bids due by January 24th.
The 42-page document requests both design and construction services to bring Golden Park up to Major League Baseball’s updated minor league facility standards, which were updated in 2022.
The RFP does not list the needed changes to be made to the ballpark, but MLB’s updates are mostly for player and staff amenities, including covered pitching and hitting tunnels, proper nutrition spaces, and dedicated locker rooms for both umpires and female staff. It is not known in which areas Golden Park is deficient at this time.
