Turner Field
Located in Atlanta, Georgia

Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the team. The Braves moved less than one block from Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, which served as their home ballpark for 31 seasons from 1966 to 1996. Opening during the Braves' "division dominance" years, Turner Field hosted the NLDS a total of 11 times (1997–2005, 2010, 2013), the NLCS four times (1997–1999, 2001), one World Series (1999), one NL Wild Card Game (2012, the first in baseball history), and the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Braves played the final game at Turner Field on October 2, 2016, a 1–0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The franchise allowed its lease on the facility to expire at the end of the calendar year. In 2017, the team moved to the newly constructed SunTrust Park (now called Truist Park), located in nearby Cobb County. The stadium has been reconfigured for the second time, redesigned for college football as Center Parc Stadium for Georgia State University. Architecture firm Heery was responsible for both stadium conversions.

Turner Field

Design Retro-Classic

Surface Grass

Capacity 50,096

Outfield 335-380-401-390-330

Architect Heery / Rosser / Ellerbe Becket

Location 755 Hank Aaron Drive
Atlanta, GA 30315

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Known As

Turner Field 1997‑2021

The Ted (nickname)

Teams

Braves (MLB) 1997-2016

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Turner Field

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