The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division.
After winning an incredible 14 consecutive division titles (excluding the 1994 season in which there were no division champions), the Braves compiled one of the finest pitching rotations in the history of baseball during that time period.
In addition to Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine, this rotation was notable for its inclusion. During the 1991–1993 season, Steve Avery was a key member of the rotation.
From 1991 through 1993, the Braves won the National League West division, and from 1995 to 2005, the National League East division. In 2010, they made a comeback to the postseason by winning the National League Wild Card.
To date, Atlanta has made it to four World Series (in 1991 and 1996) and one World Series (in 1995) finals (versus Cleveland).
It is an MLB record that the Braves have won 21 division crowns, 18 National League pennants, and four World Series championships since their start in the National League in 1876, when they were known as the Boston Braves.
Why Did The Braves Leave Atlanta?
The Atlanta Braves were irritated by the city and county’s limits on the development of the area around Turner Field, which is owned by the city and county. The failure of the Fanplex entertainment complex exacerbated already strained ties between the team and the recreation authority.
And for the past two decades, the Braves have donated a portion of their parking revenue to three neighborhood community organizations as part of an agreement negotiated during the Olympics, an arrangement with little built-in oversight and even less to show for it; anyone who has wandered down Georgia Avenue on a non-game day knows that the area, aside from the baseball team, has little business.