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Danville Braves
Founded in 1993
Danville, Virginia
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Cap InsigniaClass-level - Rookie
Minor league affiliations Major league affiliations Name - Danville Braves
Ballpark - American Legion Post 325 Field
Minor league titles League titles 2006, 2009 Division titles 2009 Owner(s)/Operated by: Liberty Media Manager: Paul Runge 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 1993. The Braves play home games at American Legion Post 325 Field. Opened in 1993, Legion Field seats 2,588 fans.
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.
The Braves' previous Appalachian League Affiliate was in Pulaski, VA. The team left Pulaski to move to Danville and started the 1993 season there.
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2006 Draft Picks
The 25 man roster of the 2007 Danville Braves team includes TEN players (six pitchers, three Infielders, and one outfielder) who were selected by the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball's 2006 (Rookie) Draft. Included on the team are three out of the first four players drafted in the 2006 Atlanta Braves Draft.
The Braves 2006 number two draft pick, right-handed pitcher Cory T Rasmus, has been assigned to the Gulf Coast Braves (Rookie League) for his second consecutive season.
The 2006 Braves draft selections playing for the 2007 Danville Braves are:
Round Pick Name Position 1 1 Cody Johnson Outfielder (OF) 1 3 Steven M. Evarts Left Handed Pitcher (LHP) 2 1 Jeff Locke Left Handed Pitcher (LHP) 3 Chad Rodgers Left Handed Pitcher (LHP) 7 Adam Coe Third Baseman (3B) 8 Casey Beck Right Handed Pitcher (RHP) 11 Michael B. Mehlich Right Handed Pitcher (RHP) 12 Joshua F. Morris First Baseman (1B) 15 Stephen K. Shults Third Baseman (3B) 22 Cole Rohrbough Left Handed Pitcher (LHP) Notable players
Notable players who have played for Danville include:
- Wilson Betemit (1999)
- Kyle Davies (2002)
- Jermaine Dye (1993)
- Jeff Francoeur (2002)
- Rafael Furcal (1998)
- Marcus Giles (1997)
- Tommy Hanson (2006)
- Andruw Jones (1994)
- Adam LaRoche (2000)
- Andy Marté (2001)
- Jason Marquis (1996)
- Kevin Millwood (1994)
- John Rocker (1994)
- Randall Simon (1993)
- Adam Wainwright (2000)
- Esteban Yan (1993)
- Jason Heyward (2007)
Roster
Danville Braves rosterPlayers Coaches/Other Pitchers
- 16 Jonathan Burns
- 32 John Cornely
- -- Evan Danieli
- -- Reidy Escobar
- 26 David Filak
- 38 Ignacio Geronimo
- 24 J. R. Graham
- 39 Dan Jurik
- 28 Lucas La Point
- 45 Mark Lamm
- 11 Joe Lucas
- 48 Cody Martin
- -- Henry Mendez
- 17 Jarrett Miller
- 56 Williams Perez
- 30 Wilson Rivera
- 34 Gregory Ross
- 15 Ernesto Silva
- 25 Dan Winnie
Catchers
- 46 Chad Comer
- 18 Nick DeSantiago
Infielders
- 22 Nick Ahmed
- 36 William Beckwith
- 7 Fernando De Los Santos
- 13 Brandon Drury
- 10 Kyle Kubitza
- 2 Elmer Reyes
- 35 Edison Sanchez
Outfielders
- 1 Kenny Fleming
- 23 Kurt Fleming
- 43 Chase Larsson
- 40 Sam Munson
- 39 Will Skinner
Manager
- -- Jonathan Schuerholz
Coaches
- 19 D J Boston (hitting)
- 27 Gabriel Luckert (pitching)
7-day disabled list
* On Atlanta Braves 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated October 18, 2011
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