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Turner to be demolished
Braves New Stadium Ba Heal
Undeveloped land stands in the area where a new stadium will be built for the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday in Atlanta. The Braves announced Monday they are leaving Turner Field and moving into a new 42,000-seat, $672 million stadium outside of the downtown area in 2017. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Atlanta's mayor said Tuesday that the city will demolish Turner Field after the Braves leave for a new stadium in the suburbs in 2017. Mayor Kasim Reed said at a news conference that the stadium will not be left vacant after the team starts playing at a new field in Cobb County in three years. "We're going to have a master developer that is going to demolish the Ted and we're going to have one of the largest developments for middle-class people that the city has ever had," he said, referring to the stadium's nickname.