Mississippi Braves

• Location: Pearl, MS
• League: Southern League 2005-present
• Affiliation: Atlanta Braves 2005-present
• Ballpark: Trustmark Park
• Notable Alumni: Jeff Francoeur, Brian McCann

The Mississippi Braves of the Southern League have been the AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves since 2005, when the Greenville Braves relocated from Greenville, South Carolina to Mississippi. They play their home games at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi.

Year-by-Year History

2005

In the first half of their inaugural season, the Braves finished just two games out of first place, but they struggled in the second half and finished with a sub-.500 overall record. Outfielder Jeff Francoeur led the offense, hitting .273 with 13 home runs, 28 doubles, and 62 RBIs in 84 games before being called up to Atlanta in early July. Nine more Braves were called up to the big leagues in the course of the season, most notably catcher Brian McCann.

• Minors.BR Team page

2006

In 2006, the Braves finished with the worst overall record in the circuit under new skipper and former Atlanta star Jeff Blauser.

• Minors.BR Team page

2007

• Minors.BR Team page

2008

• Minors.BR Team page

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2005	64-68	6th	Brian Snitker		Phillip Wellman	Kent Willis
2006	58-80	10th	Jeff Blauser		Phillip Wellman	Kent Willis
2007	67-72	6th	Phillip Wellman	Lost in 1st round	Franklin Stubbs	Derek Botelho
2008	73-66	3rd	Phillip Wellman	League Champs	Franklin Stubbs	Derek Botelho
2009	65-73	5th	Phillip Wellman		Roosevelt Brown/Billy Nicholson	Marty Reed
2010	63-74	8th	Phillip Wellman		Garey Ingram	Marty Reed
2011	61-79	9th	Rocket Wheeler		Garey Ingram	Mike Alvarez
2012	62-77	10th	Aaron Holbert		Garey Ingram	Mike Alvarez
2013	76-63	4th	Aaron Holbert	Lost in 1st round	Garey Ingram	Dennis Lewallyn
2014	83-56	1st	Aaron Holbert		Jamie Dismuke / John Moses	Dennis Lewallyn
2015	69-67	6th	Aaron Holbert		Garey Ingram	Dennis Lewallyn
2016	73-65	5th	Luis Salazar	Lost League Finals	Garey Ingram	Dennis Lewallyn	Barbaro Garbey
2017			Luis Salazar		Ivan Cruz	Derrick Lewis

External Link

• Mississippi Braves Baseball