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Timelapse video: Relive the Braves' final game at Turner Field

A tomahawk and confetti sit in the Braves dugout after the Braves close down Turner Field on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, in Atlanta.
A tomahawk and confetti sit in the Braves dugout after the Braves close down Turner Field on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, in Atlanta.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 3, 2016

Turner Field's last hurrah was a site.

More than 50,000 crowded into Atlanta's storied ballpark one last time Sunday. They left with a win and a bucket full of emotions and confetti.

From start to finish, it was a memorable day, from longtime usher Walter Banks calling out the final "play ball!" to Hammerin' Hank Aaron throwing out the final "last pitch."

Experience it all in this timelapse video:

The Braves close down Turner Field with one final giant tomahawk chop and confetti on Sunday, October 2, 2016. (Video by HYOSUB SHIN / AJC)

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