{"id":672106,"date":"2026-04-10T02:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/672106\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:28:09","slug":"macon-joins-braves-city-connect-celebration-as-fans-shop-new-uniform-merchandise-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/672106\/","title":{"rendered":"Macon joins Braves City Connect celebration as fans shop new uniform merchandise locally"},"content":{"rendered":"

MACON, Ga. (WGXA) \u2014 The Atlanta Braves have unveiled their new Nike City Connect uniform, and they brought a little bit of the Truist Park celebration to Macon. <\/p>\n

Atlanta Braves fans are celebrating all over Georgia for the team’s new uniforms and impressive start to their baseball season. <\/p>\n

DID YOU HEAR | Community Foundation of Central Georgia awards over $345K in grants to 22 local nonprofits<\/a><\/p>\n

The Battery at Truist Park held a big celebration to have first access to the brand-new City Connect merchandise, but Macon was not left out of the celebration.<\/p>\n

The Atlanta Braves Retail\u2019s ‘Out of the Park’<\/a> mobile vehicle traveled all over the Southeast to bring City Connect to fans. <\/p>\n

\"Macon<\/p>\n

Macon joins Braves City Connect celebration as fans shop new uniform merchandise locally, April 9, 2026 (Courtesy of WGXA’s Perry Smith) <\/p>\n

The ‘Out of the Park’ vehicle stopped at local Kroger and Harris Teeter stores in Georgia and South Carolina, including the Macon Kroger, 4628 Presidential Parkway, from 2 to 5 p.m..<\/p>\n

Fans of all ages were invited. <\/p>\n

“I’m put here to support the Braves, getting my hands on some of the new merchandise,” Said Mark Wheeler, a Braves superfan. “The Braves are doing very well; we are number one in the NL East right now. I’m just thankful they’re down here and giving us the opportunity to get the new merchandise. It’s a great franchise, and I’m happy to see the support.” <\/p>\n

RELATED | How Macon played a role in Braves’ 60-year history in Atlanta<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2026 Braves have started strong with an 8-5 record and the best ERA in baseball, navigating a demanding 13-game opening stretch despite early injury concerns within the pitching staff.<\/p>\n

As WGXA has previously reported<\/a>, 2026 marks the Braves’ 60th year in Atlanta, and Macon plays a role in Braves history. <\/p>\n

From 1991 to 2002, Macon served as a vital development hub for the Atlanta Braves by hosting the Single-A Macon Braves, which was the training ground for future legends like Chipper and Andruw Jones.<\/p>\n

If any Braves Fans missed today’s celebrations, there will be more in the Southeast:<\/p>\n

April 10, 10 AM \u2013 12 PM: Savannah Kroger \u2013 318 Mall Blvd., Savannah, GA, 31406April 10, 4:30 PM \u2013 7 PM: Aiken Kroger \u2013 1795 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC, 29801April 11, 10 AM \u2013 2 PM: Irmo Kroger \u2013 7467 St. Andrews Rd., Irmo, SC, 29063April 11, 4 PM \u2013 7 PM: Columbia Kroger \u2013 3403 Forest Dr., Columbia, SC, 29204April 12, 10 AM \u2013 12:30 PM: Fort Mill Harris Teeter \u2013 1750 SC-160, Fort Mill, SC, 29708April 12, 4 PM \u2013 6:30 PM: Greenville Harris Teeter \u2013 1720 Augusta St., Greenville, SC, 29605<\/p>\n

Stick with WGXA as we keep you ready for what’s next. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MACON, Ga. (WGXA) \u2014 The Atlanta Braves have unveiled their new Nike City Connect uniform, and they brought…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672107,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2394],"tags":[191,46,4166,5,192,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-672106","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-braves","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-braves","10":"tag-atlantabraves","11":"tag-baseball","12":"tag-braves","13":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116378057038946434","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}