Atlanta Peach Movers vans (above) were getting loaded up during the morning of Monday, February 2. It was “Truck Day.”
Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

On the morning of Monday, Feb. 2, several moving trucks were idling in the bowels of Truist Park. The trucks, courtesy of Atlanta Peach Movers, were in the process of being loaded with the necessary gear the Atlanta Braves players, coaches, and staff will need while at spring training. 

Monday was “Truck Day,” and the Braves are headed to their spring training home in North Port, Florida, to prepare for the 2026 season. 

Spring training officially begins on Saturday, February 21, with the Braves beginning the schedule on Feb. 22, against the Minnesota Twins, but the tools of the trade need to make it down to the Sunshine State before the team arrives. 

There are also new items. The “Crossover Collection” will have a Drake Baldwin hockey jersey (above), a Michael Harris II football jersey, and a Ronald Acuna, Jr. basketball jersey. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

Later in the day, the Braves marketing department allowed local press to take a look at some of the promotional giveaways scheduled for the 2026 season. The items on the list include a replica Dale Murphy jersey, a Braves straw cowboy hat, and bobbleheads of former Braves Javy Lopez and future Cooperstown inductee Andruw Jones, 1995 World Series hero David Justice, and current Braves stars Michael Harris II and Ha-Seong Kim. The Ha-Seong Kim bobblehead (far right) has his name in Korean (above) and in English.

There are also new items. The “Crossover Collection” will have a Drake Baldwin hockey jersey, a Michael Harris II football jersey, and a Ronald Acuna, Jr. basketball jersey. 

“We got 81 games, so we have a lot of opportunities to bring fans some new items,” Jori Palmer, the Braves’ senior director of marketing and advertising. “We try to keep it fresh, keep it relevant.” 

The Ha-Seong Kim bobblehead (far right) has his name in Korean (above) and in English.
Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

The Bobblecards, a combination of a bobblehead and a baseball card, will be another surprise giveaway item. The bobblecards are half the height of a traditional bobblehead and come with the complete stats of the players, similar to a baseball card. 

“It’s kind of like a 3-D baseball card,” Palmer said. “It’s a neat spin on a bobblehead.” 

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Donnell began his career covering sports and news in Atlanta nearly two decades ago. Since then he has written for Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Southern Cross...