John Schuerholz tops off successful career at the new spring home of the Braves

He began his professional life as a teacher in his native Baltimore, and after more than five decades in Major League Baseball front offices, in many ways John Schuerholz remains an educator. 

The legendary Atlanta Braves executive was recently in North Port in southern Sarasota County to attend the topping off ceremony of the team’s new spring training headquarters in the West Villages. Although the Braves originally expected to move its spring training operations from the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World next season, the team now plans to play only its final 2019 spring training game at the new stadium before relocating to North Port prior to the 2020 season.