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Here’s how you can have lunch with Braves players and coaches

Former 10-time Gold Glove winner Andruw Jones, shown here with his distinct follow-through after a home run, will serve as a guest instructor at Braves spring training for nearly two weeks. (POUYA DIANAT/AJC file photo)
Former 10-time Gold Glove winner Andruw Jones, shown here with his distinct follow-through after a home run, will serve as a guest instructor at Braves spring training for nearly two weeks. (POUYA DIANAT/AJC file photo)
By Jewel Wicker
Feb 29, 2016

Atlanta Braves fans will get an opportunity to have lunch with several players and coaches from the baseball team shortly after the team's 2016 season begins.

Players and coaches will participate in panel discussions during a “Leadoff Luncheon at the 755 Club at Turner Field on April 6. The event will begin at noon.

Guests will receive a “premium Braves item,” according to a press release.

Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction.

The luncheon will take place two days after the team's season opener against the Washington Nationals.

Individual tickets for the event are $100. Tables are also available for purchase, starting at $750.

Tickets can be purhcased online at braves.com/leadoff. All proceeds will benefit the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

The Braves’ upcoming season is the last season that the team will play at Turner Field. The team is scheduled to move to a new Cobb County stadium, SunTrust Park, in 2017.

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