ROME, Ga – E.J. Exposito homered for third time in the series in Sunday’s 11-1 rout of the Hickory Crawdads. Exposito tied Aberdeen’s Creed Willems and Asheville’s Cam Fisher for the league-lead in homeruns with his eighth-inning 370-foot shot to left field. It was Expo’s sixth of the season and

ROME, Ga – Drue Hackenberg’s six innings of one-run baseball paired with timely hits from Carlos Arroyo and E.J. Exposito lifted the Duraznos over the Llamas Saturday evening, securing the club’s first ever Copa win. Hackenberg retired, in order, the first nine Llamas that came to the plate. It took

ROME, GA - Missed opportunities in extras plagued the Duraznos in Friday night’s 9-8 loss to the Llamas de Hickory. Rome had the game winning run on-base three times between the ninth and twelfth innings and failed to close the deal. Ambioris Tavarez and EJ Exposito picked up hits when

ROME, Ga – Minor League Baseball today announced their monthly awards given to the best pitcher and position player in each of their full season leagues which included Rome’s Owen Murphy. Murphy, whose 10 strikeouts and 7.0 innings of one-hit baseball against the Winston-Salem Dash earned him Pitcher of the

ROME, GA – Exposito’s three hits and the bullpen’s 6.1 innings of dominance declawed the Crawdads in Thursday night’s 8-4 victory. Hickory would end up walking in a run in the first after Rome’s 1-2-3 hitters all reached and before walks to Zebrowski and Ward. After Hickory got one back

ROME, Ga – The script was flipped in game two of Rome’s series with Hickory, as the Crawdads never trailed in their 4-1 victory, breaking their four-game losing streak against the Emperors. Owen Murphy gave up a two-run homerun to Hickory’s Konner Piotto in the first and wouldn’t give up

ROME, GA – A trio of Emperors scattered three hits and allowed just one earned run in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Hickory. It was Lucas Braun’s best 6.2 innings of his professional career. Seven strikeouts were a season-high for the twenty-two-old right-hander. His only mistake came against Texas’ no.2

ROME, Ga – The South Atlantic League today announced their weekly award winners which included Rome’s Owen Murphy who struck out 10 over seven one-hit innings in Winston-Salem this past Thursday. The former 20th overall pick in the 2022 MLB First Year Player Draft, carried a perfect game into the

ASHEVILLE, NC – After dropping the first two to the Tourists, the Emperors plated 32 runs in final three games to win their first road series of the season in AsheVegas. Game One: Tourists 4, Emperors 2 Ten days removed from a dazzling debut against Hickory, Drue Hackenberg faced a

ROME, Ga – A trio of impressive right-handers, spearheaded by the organization’s no.5 prospect, Owen Murphy, surrendered just three hits in Friday night’s 4-0 win over Hickory. Murphy set down the first 11 Crawdads he faced until a Tucker Mitchell single through the right side broke up his perfect start.

ROME, GA – The Atlanta Braves, in conjunction with High-A Affiliate Rome, today announced the Break Camp roster for Manager Cody Gabella and his staff ahead of Opening Day. Pitching Coach Mike Steed’s rotation is headlined by some of the best young arms in the Braves system in Spencer Schwellenbach

ROME, GA - Two time National Champion and former Georgia Bulldog Ladd McConkey is set to appear at the Rome Emperors game on April 6th. McConkey, a Chatsworth, GA native, spent the last three seasons at the University of Georgia playing wide receiver under head coach Kirby Smart. In his

ROME, GA – The Rome Emperors announced today that Gavin Booker would become the team’s play-by-play broadcaster, calling the action for all sixty-six home games in 2024. Booker, a native of Ashland, Virginia, returns to the Rome staff after spending the 2023 season as the Media Relations Intern where he

ROME, GA - The Rome Emperors announced on Friday that they would be joining Minor League Baseball's Copa de la Diversión, a series specifically designed to embrace the culture and values that resonate most with Minor League Baseball™ teams' local U.S. Hispanic communities. On May 3rd, 4th, and 5th this

ROME, GA - In conjunction with the Atlanta Braves, the Rome Emperors today announced the team’s coaching staff for the 2024 season. Cody Gabella takes over as manager for the Rome Emperors in 2024, becoming the third manager in as many seasons for Atlanta’s High-A club. Gabella has two years

Rome, Georgia, got its name because, like its Italian counterpart, the city was built within seven hills and the rivers that run between them. At a ballpark event on Thursday evening, Rome’s Minor League Baseball team further solidified the connection between the two seemingly disparate locales. The Rome Emperors have

ROME, Ga. – Major League Baseball has announced the rosters and coaching staffs of the 2023 Arizona Fall League (AFL). Four members of the 2023 Rome roster will make the trip out west this fall. Keshawn Ogans and David McCabe are the two infielders representing Atlanta this fall. Ogans, a

ROME, GA - Minor League Baseball, in conjunction with the South Atlantic League’s managers and Commissioner’s Office, announced the 2023 High Class-A All-Star Team on Wednesday which included Atlanta’s preeminent catching prospect, Drake Baldwin. Baldwin spent all but the last month of the season with High-A Rome, playing in 92

ROME, Ga – The Rome Professional Baseball Club has announced their schedule for the 2024 season, featuring one hundred and thirty-two total games, and sixty-six home contests. The 21st season of professional baseball in Rome is set to begin on Friday, April 5th, as Rome welcomes the 2023 South Atlantic

ROME, Ga - The Braves gave it all they had, but a two run ninth was not enough to ride off in the sunset to end the 20th season. On a day that started with Lucas Braun making his AdventHealth Stadium debut, Rome and Asheville would find themselves locked in

ROME, Ga – Ian Mejia struck out eight in his 23rd start of the year, but the Braves mustered just four hits in the 4-1 loss to the Asheville Tourists Saturday evening. The Braves would get the offense started in the bottom of the 3rd, as Atlanta Braves rehabber Ehire

ROME, Ga – The Braves put up runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to extend game four into extras, but failed to seal the deal in the 5-4 loss. Rome managed just two hits in their first six turns at the plate. On the hill, 19-year-old Owen Murphy

ROME, GA - The Rome Braves stage a late inning comeback on Thursday night, notching their fourth straight victory. Jhancarlos Lara got the starting nod from manager Angel Flores on Thursday night, making just his second start as a Rome Brave since being called up from Low-A Augusta at the

ROME, Ga – College teammates Spencer Schwellenbach and Shay Schanaman took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in the Braves’ 2-1 win over the Asheville Tourists. Schwellenbach was perfect through six, going 18-up and 18-down and striking out six in the process. Of his 62 pitches, 48 were strikes and

ROME, Ga – Game one of Rome’s final homestand belonged to Jorge Bautista and Tyree Thompson whose 14 combined strikeouts silenced Asheville’s lineup Tuesday night. A walk and a single in the top of the first gave the Tourists the early 1-0 advantage but Rome was quick to respond in