Danville Braves
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| Danville Braves Founded in 1993 Danville, Virginia |
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| 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.
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.
The Braves' clubhouse manager is professional photographer Bill Setliff.
[edit] 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 (sports). 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 |
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| 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) |
[edit] Notable players
Notable players who have come through Danville include:
- Jermaine Dye (1993)
- Randall Simon (1993)
- Esteban Yan (1993)
- Andruw Jones (1994)
- Kevin Millwood (1994)
- John Rocker (1994)
- Marcus Giles (1997)
- Rafael Furcal (1998)
- Wilson Betemit (1999)
- Adam LaRoche (2000)
- Adam Wainwright (2000)
- Andy Marte (2001)
- Jeff Francoeur (2002)
- Kyle Davies (2002)
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