Atlanta Braves Minor League Affiliate Releases Incredible Throwback Uniforms

The Rome Emperors, the High-A affiliate for the Braves, are paying homage to the 1974 Braves.
Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr (13) stands on second base in a game against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at Truist Park in 2024.
Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr (13) stands on second base in a game against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at Truist Park in 2024. | Mady Mertens-Imagn Images

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The Rome Emperors, the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, have released some incredible throwback uniforms that they will wear in the 2025 season.

The uniforms pay homage to the 1974 Braves and mimic the throwback uniforms that the Braves use today.

According to the "X" account @MiLBPromos, the Emperors will wear those uniforms each Thursday home game all season long.

This isn't the first time we've written about the Emperors this year, as former Braves, Mariners and Royals pitcher Horacio Ramirez was just named as the team's pitching coach.

The 45-year-old Ramirez was selected in the fifth round of the 1997 draft out of the California high school ranks and proceeded to pitch for the Braves, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels. He went 40-35 in his career with a 4.65 ERA, winning a career-high 12 games for the Braves in 2003. He also won double-digit games for Atlanta in 2005 (11). He was traded to the Mariners before the 2007 season in a deal that sent high-powered reliever Rafael Soriano to Atlanta.

Ramirez spent part of his minor league career playing in Rome for the Rome Braves. He's joined on the staff by manager Angel Flores and hitting coach Connor Justus.

At the major league level, the Braves figure to be one of the best teams in baseball again this season. They finished second in the American League East in 2024 and should get back a healthy Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider in the first half of the campaign.

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Brady Farkas
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Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.