Gresham Park Baseball Field Turf Conversion
Atlanta, Georgia
Gresham Park is considered a hub for black youth baseball and softball in south Atlanta, where several major and minor league players got their start, including current Braves outfielder and Georgia native Michael Harris II. Over 500 children play baseball and softball at Gresham Park every year, but due to a lack of funding the facilities had fallen into disrepair.
Improvements to the park’s baseball and football fields are being funded through a partnership between Dekalb County and the Atlanta Braves Foundation. New synthetic turf for seven fields, new batting cages, fencing, scoreboards, concrete sidewalks plazas and concession stands will be installed throughout the park, located near Clifton Church Road. Ceremonies were held for special field dedications: the championship baseball field named in honor of the late Hank Aaron and the new softball field dedicated to Bill Lucas, the first black general manager in MLB.
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