Editing Atlanta Braves (section)

=====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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