Truist Park
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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, in Cobb County, Georgia. Opened in 2017, it is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves.[14] Previously named SunTrust Park, the ballpark was renamed after SunTrust Bank became Truist Financial in 2020.[15][16]
Former names | SunTrust Park (2017–2020) |
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Address | 755 Battery Avenue SE |
Location | Cumberland, Georgia[1] |
Coordinates | 33.89°N 84.468°W / 33.89; -84.468 |
Public transit | Truist Park: Cobb Community Transit bus route 10A (weekdays only) Cumberland Transfer Center: MARTA bus route 12 Cobb Community Transit bus routes 10, 10B, 20, 25, 50 |
Owner | Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority[2] |
Operator | Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc.[2] |
Capacity | 41,084 (2018–present)[3] 41,149 (2017)[4][5] |
Record attendance | 43,898 (October 9, 2023; NLDS Game 2 - Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies)[citation needed] |
Field size | 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)[6] |
Surface | Seashore Paspalum, Platinum TE[7] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 16, 2014 (September 16, 2014)[8] |
Opened | March 31, 2017 (March 31, 2017) (exhibition game) April 8, 2017 (April 8, 2017) (college game, official opening) April 14, 2017 (April 14, 2017) (regular season) |
Construction cost | $622 million[9] |
Architect | Populous[10] |
Project manager | Jones Lang LaSalle[11] |
Structural engineer | Walter P. Moore and Associates[12] |
Services engineer | M–E Engineers, Inc.[12] |
General contractor | American Builders 2017 (a joint venture between Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, Barton Malow and New South Construction)[13] |
Tenants | |
Atlanta Braves (MLB) (2017–present) |
The stadium was constructed in a public–private partnership with a project budget of $622 million.[9][17] Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority issued up to $397 million in bonds for the project.[18] The county raised an additional $14 million from transportation taxes and $10 million cash from businesses in the Cumberland Community Improvement District.[9] The Braves contributed the remaining money for the park and The Battery Atlanta.[9] 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.[19] The Braves will spend $181 million over 30 years to help pay off the county's bonds on the project.[20]
The Braves hosted a soft opening for season ticket holders on March 31, 2017, in a preseason game against the New York Yankees.[21] The first regular season game at the park was held on April 14, 2017, against the San Diego Padres.[22]