ATLANTA — Another coach for the Atlanta Braves has stated that he plans to sign with the Los Angeles Angels.
Eric Young Sr., the first base coach for the Braves, stated that he will be moving to the Angels to take a third base coaching position.
Young said, “I’m going to miss the organization and, more importantly, the players and fans. It was a difficult decision.”
Regarding Young’s hiring as a coach, the Angels have not yet provided a statement.
Since joining the Braves coaching staff in 2018, 56-year-old Young has helped the team win the 2021 World Series.
Ron Washington, the manager of the Angels, announced his resignation as third base coach earlier this week. Washington is the second Braves coach to do so.
On their way to becoming World Series winners with the Atlanta Braves, Ronald Acuna, Jr., Ozzie Albies, Dansby Swanson, and Austin Riley passed through Mississippi’s Trustmark Park.
On Wednesday, Pearl’s mayor, Jake Windham, said that the city and he had done everything within our power to keep those players away.
Nevertheless, this week saw the announcement by Diamond Baseball Holdings, the owners of the Double-A Mississippi Braves, that they had come to an arrangement with Columbus, Georgia, to play the 2025 season in a renovated stadium there. Consequently, the 2024 season will be the last for the team.
Owned by Spectrum, a Mississippi-based Yates Construction subsidiary, Trustmark Park features 8,480 seats. Spectrum and Windham knew that the 2024 season would mark the conclusion of their lease with Diamond Baseball, but they also knew that more funding was needed.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Windham said, “We are sad to see the Braves leaving.” They have spent twenty years as an important member of our community. It is important to remember that the city and the county spoke to the legislature. Dean Kirby, Lieutenant Governor Hosemann, and Speaker [Phillip] Gunn all played a significant role in enabling the law to succeed.
In accordance with the law, Diamond Baseball would have received an additional $1 million per year in revenue streams from 2025 to 2035.
Diamond Holdings owns 28 minor league teams, including the Mississippi Braves.
That ultimately proved to be insufficient because the Atlanta Braves will hold nearly all of Georgia’s minor league teams.
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