The Mississippi Braves have unveiled the 2020 Promotional Schedule with a lineup filled with fun events, great giveaways and plenty of fireworks that will ensure Trustmark Park is once again the place to be for fun family entertainment in Central Mississippi. Opening Day is set for April 9 with Post-Game Fireworks following the game.
The Mississippi Braves will return Jackson native Chris Maloney for his third season as M-Braves' manager in 2020. Maloney will be joined by an all-new coaching staff that includes pitching coach Dave Chavarria, hitting coach Einar Diaz, coach Nestor Pérez Jr., and athletic trainer Dave Comeau. Jordan Sidwell will return as strength & conditioning coach.
The Mississippi Braves, Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, celebrated the end of the decade by unveiling the All-Decade squad from 2010 to 2019.
In 2019, the M-Braves surpassed 3 million fans, 1,000 wins, placed a record three players on the Southern League Postseason All-Star team, including the first-ever league MVP.
A hitting machine atop the Mississippi Braves lineup, Drew Waters took the Southern League by storm in 2019 and soared toward the top of the Atlanta Braves prospect lists. Waters became the first M-Brave to win the award and first for the franchise since Javy Lopez in 1991 for the Greenville Braves.
After big 2019 campaigns, OF Trey Harris and RHP Ian Anderson were named its Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year. Outfielders Cristian Pache and Drew Waters and pitchers Anderson and Tucker Davidson shared Mississippi Braves Player of the Year awards.
Hours after he was named to the All-Star Futures Game, the third-ranked Braves prospect tied the team record with a career-high 14 strikeouts over seven innings as he and reliever Jeremy Walker no-hit Jackson, 2-0, on June 28 at Trustmark Park. History was made on the night the M-Braves saluted the Jackson Generals with throwback jerseys.
M-Braves Office Manager Christy Shaw has become an inspiration around the Atlanta Braves organization and baseball with her courageous fight against breast cancer. Her journey hasn't been easy, but she is now cancer-free and crucial part of the Mississippi Braves.
The Mississippi Braves are proud to announce that beginning in 2019; all members and veterans of all branches of the U.S. military and first responders/emergency personnel will receive $5 field level tickets ($7 discount) to all Mississippi Braves home games when presenting a valid ID. This expanded discount on tickets for all Mississippi Braves home games at Trustmark Park to our local heroes is an extension of SportClips Military Monday and AMR First Responders Wednesday.
