The AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves , the Mississippi Braves, recently announced plans to relocate to Columbus, Georgia for the 2025 season , ending a decade of professional baseball in Pearl, Mississippi.
But recent inaction by the Columbus City Council may have jeopardized the plan.
On Tuesday night, City Manager Isaiah Hughley declined to begin voting on a measure that would have formally hired a construction company to begin the work needed to prepare for the team’s arrival, according to Columbus news station WRBL , who was in attendance at the meeting.
The construction work, estimated to cost $50M, is for renovations to historic Golden Park, which was built in 1926 and last hosted a MLB-affiliated team in 2008. MLB has issued updated facility standards since that time, requiring significant (but unspecified) modifications to be made to player and staff amenities, playing surfaces, and support facilities at Golden Park before it would be approved to host affiliated baseball games.