As the countdown continues to Friday’s home opener at the new SunTrust Park, the AJC takes you inside with a look at some of the unique features of the ballpark.

Tim Tucker provides an interesting look at social spaces within SunTrust Park, gathering spots where games can be watched — or sometimes not watched — in a group setting very different from traditional seats in the stands.

The Atlanta Braves welcomed Friday 21,392 fans to SunTrust Park for an exhibition game win against the New York Yankees. Video by Hyosub Shin/AJC

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South Carolina State University head football coach Chennis Berry joined the team in 2023 after coaching at Benedict College, a historically Black college in Columbia, South Carolina. Last year, Berry's team saw its season end in heartbreak in the Celebration Bowl and this time, it ended in triumph with a 40-38 win. (Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics)

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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