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Braves to air behind-the-scenes series from spring training

Feb. 22, 2020 North Port, FL: Atlanta Braves first baseman Freedie Freeman and the team take batting practice while preparing to play the Baltimore Orioles in a MLB spring training baseball game at the Braves new facility CoolToday Park on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in North Port. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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Feb. 22, 2020 North Port, FL: Atlanta Braves first baseman Freedie Freeman and the team take batting practice while preparing to play the Baltimore Orioles in a MLB spring training baseball game at the Braves new facility CoolToday Park on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in North Port. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
By AJC Sports
March 2, 2020

The Braves are hosting a five-part weekly documentary series from their inaugural spring training at CoolToday Park in North Port. Fla. The ‘Behind the Braves: 2020 Atlanta Braves Spring Training’ series will air on the Braves’ YouTube channel on Thursdays. It began Feb. 20 and will run through March 19.

“Our fans enjoy behind-the-scenes content and we felt this would be the ultimate way to have them see what happens as the team prepares for the upcoming season,” Adam Zimmerman, Braves senior vice president of marketing said in a statement. “We feel this series will show the hard work put in by our players and coaches with a little glimpse of their life off the field as well.”

CoolToday Park is a $125 million complex. It is spread across 90 acres with seven fields (four Major League, three Minor League), 11 batting cages and 63 pitching mounds, the ballpark’s capacity is 8,000 with a Northeast orientation and dimensions mirroring Truist Park.

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