Editing Atlanta Braves (section)

====Liberty Media era====

=====Liberty Media buys the team=====
[[File:Chipper Jones last reg season game.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Chipper Jones salutes the crowd at [[Turner Field]] prior to his final regular-season game on September 30, 2012. Jones announced he would retire after 19 seasons with the Braves]]
In December 2005, Time Warner, put the club up for sale, leading to negotiations with Liberty Media.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/09/23/MN70161.DTL|last=Pelline|first=Jeff|date=September 23, 1995|title=Time Warner Closes Deal for Turner|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/12/14/news/fortune500/braves_sale/|last=Isidore|first=Chris|date=December 14, 2005|title=Time Warner considers Braves sale|publisher=CNNMoney.com|access-date=April 27, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022180011/http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/14/news/fortune500/braves_sale/|url-status=live}}</ref> After over a year of talks, a deal was reached in February 2007 for Liberty Media to acquire the Braves for $450 million, a magazine publishing company, and $980 million in cash. The sale, valued at approximately $1.48 billion, was contingent on approval from 75 percent of MLB owners and Commissioner Bud Selig.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0505/089.html?boxes=custom |title=Braves' New World – Forbes Magazine |work=Forbes |date=May 5, 2008 |access-date=July 25, 2011 |first=Monte |last=Burke |archive-date=May 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524045942/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0505/089.html?boxes=custom |url-status=live}}</ref>

===== Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones retire =====
Bobby Cox's final year as manager in [[2010 Atlanta Braves season|2010]] saw the Braves return to the postseason for the first time since 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-cox-not-finished-yet-after-braves-win-nl-wild-card-2010oct04-story.html|title=Cox not finished yet after Braves win NL wild card|first1=Charles|last1=Odum|newspaper=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=October 4, 2010|access-date=February 15, 2024|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The team secured the NL Wild Card but fell to the San Francisco Giants in the [[2010 National League Division Series|National League Division Series]] in four closely contested games, marking the conclusion of Bobby Cox's managerial career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.twincities.com/2010/10/11/san-francisco-giants-bounce-atlanta-braves-from-the-playoffs-in-manager-bobby-coxs-final-game/|title=San Francisco Giants bounce Atlanta Braves from the playoffs in manager Bobby Cox's final game|newspaper=[[Pioneer Press]]|date=October 11, 2010|access-date=February 15, 2024|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The [[2011 Atlanta Braves season|following season]] the Braves suffered a historic September collapse to miss the postseason.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/chronology-braves-collapse/RXMpkWsIlGOdbZTkgOJiFO/|title=Chronology of Braves' collapse|first1=David|last1=O Brien|newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=October 1, 2012|access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> The club bounced back in [[2012 Atlanta Braves season|2012]] and returned to the postseason in Chipper Jones' final season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7721523/chipper-jones-atlanta-braves-retire-end-season|title=Chipper Jones plan to retire|website=ESPN.com|date=March 22, 2012|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=February 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161834/http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7721523/chipper-jones-atlanta-braves-retire-end-season|url-status=live}}</ref> The Braves won 94 games in 2012, but that wasn't enough to win the NL East, so they faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the inaugural [[Wild Card Game]].<ref name="ifg">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/sports/braves-cardinals-baseball-playoff.html|title=The Braves, the Cardinals and an Infamous Infield Fly: An Oral History|first1=Alan|last1=Blinder|first2=David|last2=Waldstein|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> Chipper Jones last game was a memorable one: the Braves lost the [[2012 National League Wild Card Game|one game playoff]] 6–3, but the game would be remembered for a controversial infield fly call that helped end a Braves rally in the 8th inning.<ref name="ifg"/>

=====Truist Park and return to the World Series=====
[[File:SunTrust Park Opening Day 2017.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Truist Park]] prior to its first regular-season game]]

In 2017, the Atlanta Braves began playing at [[Truist Park]], replacing Turner Field as their home stadium.<ref name="openingpitch">{{cite news|title=Braves greats help celebrate opening of new SunTrust Park|first=Charles|last=Odum|url=https://www.apnews.com/fa5283f7660842e9a8db02d0a488ca58|date=April 14, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2024|work=Associated Press|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418083207/https://www.apnews.com/fa5283f7660842e9a8db02d0a488ca58|url-status=live}}</ref> Following an MLB investigation into international signing rule violations, general manager [[John Coppolella]] resigned and faced a baseball ban.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/10/02/atlanta-braves-john-coppolella-resigns-investigation|title=Braves GM John Coppolella Resigns Amid MLB Investigation Over International Signings|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=November 13, 2017|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114013040/https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/10/02/atlanta-braves-john-coppolella-resigns-investigation|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alex Anthopoulos]] took over as the new general manager.<ref name=aajh>{{cite news|title=Braves hire former Dodgers, Blue Jays exec Alex Anthopoulos as GM|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21402952/atlanta-braves-hire-former-dodgers-blue-jays-exec-alex-anthopoulos-gm|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114090129/http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21402952/atlanta-braves-hire-former-dodgers-blue-jays-exec-alex-anthopoulos-gm|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's chairman, [[Terry McGuirk]], apologized for the scandal and expressed confidence in Anthopoulos' integrity.<ref name="aajh" /> A new on field mascot named [[Blooper (mascot)|Blooper]] was introduced at a fan event before the 2017 season.<ref name="blooper1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/fans-react-blooper-the-new-braves-mascot/LUdGUgRzJtDUXjiN41KqdJ/|title=Fans react to Blooper, the new Braves mascot|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=January 27, 2018|access-date=January 12, 2024}}</ref> Under Anthopoulos, the Braves made the playoffs in six of his first seven seasons.<ref>{{cite web|first1=David|last1=O'Brien|first2=Lukas|last2=Weese|url=https://theathletic.com/5198644/2024/01/12/braves-alex-anthopoulos-contract-extension/|title=Braves extend GM Alex Anthopoulos on multiyear deal|website=[[The Athletic]]|date=January 12, 2024|access-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref> In [[2020 Atlanta Braves season|2020]] the Braves reached the [[2020 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], but ultimately lost to the Dodgers after leading 3–1.<ref name="NLCS2020">{{cite news |last1=Waldstein |first1=David |title=Dodgers Rally to Win N.L.C.S. and Reach 3rd World Series in 4 Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/sports/baseball/dodgers-braves-game-7.html |access-date=February 8, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 18, 2020 |ref=NLCS2020 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206215208/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/sports/baseball/dodgers-braves-game-7.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:P20220926HF-0600 (52517567995).jpg|thumb|right|upright|300px|President [[Joe Biden]] hosts the 2021 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves on September 26, 2022, in the [[East Room]] of the [[White House]].]]
In the 2021 season, the Braves won the National League East with an 88–73 record. In the postseason, they quickly defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series 3–1.  The Braves again faced the Dodgers in the [[2021 National League Championship Series|2021 NLCS]], and won in six games to take Atlanta's first National League pennant since [[1999 National League Championship Series|1999]]. The Braves advanced to the World Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/23/sports/baseball/atlanta-braves-world-series.html|title=Atlanta Topples Dodgers To Reach First World Series Since 1999|last=Blinder|first=Alan|date=November 2, 2021|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 17, 2023}}</ref> They defeated the [[Houston Astros]] in six games to win their fourth World Series title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/sports/baseball/braves-win-world-series.html|title=Atlanta Overcomes Decades of Frustration to Win World Series|last=Waldstein|first=David|date=November 11, 2021|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>

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