Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium

Josh Green

Wed, 11/13/2024 – 12:23

The World Series may have just ended (sadly, without local representation again), but the Atlanta Braves are already looking forward to the 2025 campaign in more ways than player personnel.

The team today announced a new ballpark amenity geared toward the youngest Braves Country constituents—a reimagined and expanded Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park—will be in full swing by the time the team starts playing games at The Battery Atlanta again next season.

It’s another investment outside the walls of the MLB ballpark that joins a crop office and residential buildings now finishing construction or rising up.

Beginning with the 2025 season, the beefed-up, dedicated family space will be moved around the stadium to Left Field Plaza, allowing for enough space to accommodate more than twice as many families as the current Hope & Will’s Sandlot area, according to team officials.

That site is situated between Truist Park’s Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate.

Courtesy of Atlanta Braves

The renovations—designed in partnership with sports and entertainment architects ROSSETTI and Impact Development Management—were created based on feedback from parents who’ve been frequent patrons of the Sandlot over the years. Expect kid-focused merchandise and dedicated concessions in the expanded kids zone, which will span more than 30,000 square feet.

Other highlights bound for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park, per team officials:

A 480-square-foot video board on the Delta Deck designed to allow families to play without missing Braves action.
A great lawn with seating and chill-out areas.
Collapsible batting cages for kids and parents.
Seating for family members across the new park, larger shade areas, cooling misters, and easy-access restrooms.
A reimagined kids’ zone with a new rock-climbing tower and other interactive play features.
BLOOPER’s Clubhouse for meeting mascot BLOOPER and taking photos during games.
Hope & Will’s Sandlot. That’s a kid-sized ball field with a scaled model of Truist Park’s outfield wall for organized and pick-up games.

Courtesy of Atlanta Braves

According to Braves officials, the new park will be open on gamedays, and it’ll also be accessible from The Battery for events and activities on some days the Bravos aren’t playing.

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