Photos: Fans flock to SunTrust Park for Braves’ home opener

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Photos: Fans flock to SunTrust Park for Braves’ home opener

Atlanta Braves fans attend the opening of SunTrust Park in Cobb County for the home opening game against the San Diego Padres Friday, April 14, 2017.

A fan shakes hands with former Atlanta Braves Chris Hammond (right) and Marquis Grissom (left) at the Atlanta Braves Opening Game at SunTrust Park in Cobb County.

Former Atlanta Braves player Chris Hammond hugs a fan at the Atlanta Braves Opening Game at SunTrust Park in Cobb County Friday.

Chase d'Arnaud signs autographs for fans at the dugout during the Braves home opener against the Padres in the new stadium at SunTrust Park Friday.

Fans enter the stadium through the Chophouse Gate to see the Atlanta Braves play the San Diego Padres in the season opener in the new SunTrust Park Friday.

Chipper Jones gives pitcher Paco Rodriguez some pointers during batting practice at the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park Friday.

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: Greg and Kayleigh Lock and their 1-year-old son take in the view behind homeplate before the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Braves fans Mark Loveland (left) and Drew Farr, Macon, arrive with a head of hair for the home opener against the Padres in the new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017.

Braves fans do a double take as Mark Loveland of Macon arrives with a head of hair for the home opener against the Padres in the new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017.

Nathan Mobley and his son Jagger, 1, of Covington, have their picture taken by his wife Elizabeth Mobley as they arriver for the Braves home opener in the new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017.

Braves fans fill the Yard House before attending the home opener in the new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017.

Fans wait for the gates to open for the Braves home opener in the new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017.

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: Braves fans snap photos from the field before the home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: Security sweeps the dugout before the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: Braves fan Emily Jones snaps a photo of her 3-year-old son Turner behind homeplate before the home opener in the new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: Participants pratice with a gaint American flag for opening ceremony of the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: Greg and Kayleigh Lock and their 1-year-old son Landon take in the dugout and the field before the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: Greg and Kayleigh Lock give their 1-year-old son Landon a tour of the dugout and the field before the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

April 14, 2017, Atlanta: The field is painted for the opening series for the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Game day programs as shown as fans enter the stadium to see the Atlanta Braves play the San Diego Padres in the season opener in the new SunTrust Park Friday.

Fans enter the stadium to see the Atlanta Braves play the San Diego Padres in the season opener in the new SunTrust Park Friday.

Fans enter the third base gate for the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday.

Matthew Walker (left), 13, and his brother Andrew, from Charlotte, watch batting practice during the Braves home opener in their new stadium at SunTrust Park on Friday.

Cheryl Everhardt, of Rex, and her grandson C.J. Bozeman, of Cumming, watch as fans enter to see the Atlanta Braves play the San Diego Padres in the season opener in the new SunTrust Park Friday.

Braves bench coach Terry Pendleton gives Chipper Jones a pat on the chest during the home opener in the new stadium at SunTrust Park Friday.

Escorted by Braves hospitality staff, fans Cain and Melissa Carpenter of Ringgold are the first to enter the stadium to see the Atlanta Braves play the San Diego Padres in the season opener in the new SunTrust Park Friday.

Former Atlanta Braves player Marquis Grissom meets a fan before Friday's game.

Fans take pictures with former Atlanta Braves Chris Hammond (left) and Marquis Grissom (right).

The Tomahawk Team dances with the cadence played by the Atlanta Braves Heavy Hitters Drumline.

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A fan shakes hands with former Atlanta Braves Chris Hammond (right) and Marquis Grissom (left) at the Atlanta Braves Opening Game at SunTrust Park in Cobb County.

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