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Photos: Braves honor former executive Bill Lucas
The Braves named the baseball operations room at their new stadium in honor of the late Bill Lucas, who was baseball's first African-American general manager.
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February 9, 2017, Atlanta: Braves Vice Chairman John Schuerholz and General Manager John Coppolella unveil a photograph of Bill Lucas as the Braves name the baseball operations conference room after Lucas, baseball's first African-American general manager, on Thursday Feb. 9, 2017, in Atlanta. The dedication coincides with the 40th anniversary of Lucasâ first season as vice president of player personnel, which made him the first African-American to oversee a player personnel department in baseball and the highest ranking African-American in Major League Baseball at the time. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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