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GOTTA BE, CENTERFIELD: A groundskeeper cuts a silhouette of Mickey Mouse’s head into the outfield of Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on Feb. 24, 2011, in preparation for the 2011 Major League Baseball Spring Training schedule. The stadium is the Spring Training home to the Atlanta Braves. The Braves will play their first 2011 Spring Training game Feb. 27, 2011 against the New York Mets. ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a 220-acre, multi-sport facility at Walt Disney World Resort.
The Atlanta Braves began their first week of full-squad workouts Saturday at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney, marking the start of a new era for the Braves who added first-year manager Fredi Gonzalez and all-star second baseman Dan Uggla this season.
The Braves, who are in their 14th spring training season at Champion Stadium at Disney, are under new management for the first time since 1990 after long-time manager Bobby Cox retired last season. But some regular faces remain, including last year’s rookie sensation Jason Heyward and 18-year veteran Chipper Jones.
The Braves are holding full-squad workouts each day leading up to the opening of Grapefruit League play this weekend. The Braves’ first home game at Disney is Sunday against the Mets at 1:05 p.m. at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
