Danville Braves

Danville Braves Founded in 1993 Danville, Virginia
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie (1982–present)
Minor league affiliations
League	Appalachian League
Major league affiliations
Current	Atlanta Braves
Minor league titles
League titles (4)	2009 2006 1991 1986
Division titles (10)	2009 2007 2006 2005 2004 2000 1991 1989 1986 1984
Team data
Nickname	Danville Braves (1993–present)
Previous names	Pulaski Braves (1982–1992)
Ballpark	American Legion Field (1993–present)
Previous parks	Calfee Park (1982–1992)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Liberty Media
Manager	Rocket Wheeler
General Manager	David Cross

The Danville Braves are a minor league baseball team in Danville, Virginia, USA. They are an Advanced Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League and have been a farm team of the Atlanta Braves since 1982. Since 1993, the Braves have played home games at American Legion Post 325 Field. Opened in 1993, Legion Field seats 2,588 fans. Previously, 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 is a large, green bird named Blooper.

Notable players

Notable players who have played for Danville include:

Jason Marquis

• Manny Acosta (2005)
• Elvis Andrus (2005)
• Wilson Betemit (1999)
• Kyle Davies (2002)
• Jermaine Dye (1993)
• Jeff Francoeur (2002)
• Rafael Furcal (1998)
• Marcus Giles (1997)
• Tommy Hanson (2006)
• Matt Harrison (2004)
• Jason Heyward (2007)
• Andruw Jones (1994)
• Adam LaRoche (2000)
• Andy Marte (2001)
• Jason Marquis (1996)
• Kris Medlen (2006)
• Kevin Millwood (1994)
• John Rocker (1994)
• Randall Simon (1993)
• Adam Wainwright (2000)
• Esteban Yan (1993)
• Craig Kimbrel (2008)
• Julio Teheran (2008)
• Evan Gattis (2010)
• Joey Terdoslavich (2010)
• Andrelton Simmons (2010)

Roster

Danville Braves roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 56 Alec Grosser -- Jon Kennedy -- Victor Mateo -- Stephen Moore -- Michael O'Neal -- Kanekoa Texeira		Catchers 19 Carlos Castro 23 Trey Keegan  8 Carlos Martinez -- Braeden Schlehuber Infielders  7 Yeudi Grullon 15 Juan Yepez Outfielders		Manager -- Robinson Cancel Coaches 49 Iván Cruz (hitting) -- Gabe Luckert (pitching) 10px 7-day disabled list * On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated May 1, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Atlanta Braves minor league players

External links

• Official website