Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, left, and baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron shake hands during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the Atlanta Braves new baseball stadium, which will be called SunTust Park. The Braves will be moving from Turner Field in Fulton County to the new stadium being built in Cobb County in 2017.ATLANTA – The Braves are still more than two years away from moving into their new suburban ballpark.
They already know what it will be called.
At a groundbreaking celebration Tuesday, the Braves announced a naming rights deal with Georgia’s largest bank that will result in the 41,500-seat stadium being known as SunTrust Park.
The ceremony was attended by a host of team and government officials, including Gov. Nathan Deal, as well as Major League Baseball’s next commissioner, Rob Manfred, and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron.
The stadium is scheduled to open in 2017.