About Turner Field
Turner Field was born from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, constructed as the main track-and-field stadium and converted to a baseball-only venue for the Braves in 1997. Named for Braves owner Ted Turner, the park arrived at the perfect moment in Atlanta baseball history: the Braves were in the midst of their legendary run of 14 consecutive division titles (1991-2005), and Turner Field would become the setting for the tail end of one of professional sports' most remarkable sustained runs of excellence.
Chipper Jones played 15 of his 19 seasons at Turner Field, and the park became synonymous with his switch-hitting elegance, his clutch performances, and his relationship with Atlanta fans. The Tomahawk Chop — the rhythmic chopping motion accompanied by a chant — thundered through the stadium on countless crucial moments, becoming one of baseball's most recognizable crowd rituals and one of its most controversial.
When the Braves announced in 2013 that they were leaving Turner Field for a new stadium in suburban Cobb County, the decision was met with shock and controversy. The move happened in secret, the community felt blindsided, and the departure after only 20 seasons felt abrupt. Georgia State University now uses Turner Field — renamed Center Parc Credit Union Stadium — for football and baseball, giving the park a second life as a collegiate venue.
Fun facts
- Built as the 1996 Olympic track-and-field stadium and converted for baseball — one of the few Olympic-to-MLB conversions.
- Chipper Jones played 15 of his 19 seasons here, hitting .303 with 428 home runs in a Braves uniform.
- The Tomahawk Chop became one of baseball's most iconic — and debated — crowd traditions here.
- The Braves' move to Cobb County was negotiated in secret, blindsiding Atlanta civic leaders and fans.
- Georgia State University now plays football and baseball here — one of the rare recycled MLB-to-college venues.
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