The Atlanta Braves have officially dedicated part of their new stadium in remembrance of a major figure in the team’s history.
In a ceremony Thursday, Braves leadership and alumni honored Bill Lucas by naming their baseball operations conference room and a road in the new SunTrust Park, as well as a new apprenticeship, after him. Lucas worked for the team for more than 20 years, on the field as a minor league player and in the front office in various roles.
The dedication occurred 40 years after a historic season for Lucas. In 1976, then-Braves owner Ted Turner named him vice president of player personnel for the team, making Lucas the highest-ranking African-American in baseball at the time, according to a Braves press release.
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