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Braves move at age 2: it looks like a stadium

Construction continues on the Atlanta Braves new Stadium in Cobb County. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM
Construction continues on the Atlanta Braves new Stadium in Cobb County. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM
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Nov 10, 2015

On the second anniversary of the Braves shocking move that the team would move out of downtown Atlanta and into a new suburban Cobb County stadium, SunTrust Park is beginning to take shape.

The major heavy construction aspects of the stadium — the concrete and steel work — are each expected to be completed by February. And crews have now begun work on the $450 million mixed-use development adjacent to the stadium.

ExploreGo to myajc.com for more on the Braves anniversary.

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