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___MASK77___ is a bat - and - ball game played between two teams of nine players each , who take turns batting and fielding . At the end of each Major League ___MASK77___ season , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " title ". The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League ___MASK77___ ( MLB ) in North America , contested since 1903 between the American League ( AL ) champion team and the National League ( NL ) champion team . The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best - of - seven playoff , and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner ' s Trophy . As the series is played in October ( and occasionally November ), during the autumn season in North America , it is often referred to as the Fall Classic . The 2009 Atlanta Braves season featured the Braves ' attempt to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005 . The Braves were once again skippered by Bobby Cox , then in his 24th season managing the team . It was the Braves ' 44th season in Atlanta , and the 138th season overall for the franchise . A third baseman , abbreviated " 3B ", is the player in ___MASK77___ whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base  the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run . In the scoring system used to record defensive plays , the third baseman is assigned the number ' 5 '. Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the U . S . state of Georgia , with an estimated 2015 population of 463 , 878 . Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area , home to 5 , 710 , 795 people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States . Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County , and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County . The Atlanta Braves are an American professional ___MASK77___ franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area . The franchise competes in Major League ___MASK77___ ( MLB ) as a member of the National League ( NL ) East division . The Braves played home games at Turner Field in Atlanta from 1997 to 2016 , and play spring training games in Lake Buena Vista , Florida . In 2017 , the team will move to SunTrust Park , a new stadium complex in the Cumberland district of Cobb County just northwest of Atlanta . The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional ___MASK77___ team based in Toronto , Ontario . The Blue Jays compete in Major League ___MASK77___ ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . The team plays its home games at the Rogers Centre ( formerly known as the SkyDome ). John Joseph McGraw ( April 7 , 1873  February 25 , 1934 ), nicknamed " Little Napoleon " and " Mugsy ", was a Major League ___MASK77___ ( MLB ) player and long - time manager of the New York Giants . He was elected to the ___MASK77___ Hall of Fame in 1937 . While primarily a third baseman throughout his career , he also played shortstop and the outfield in the major leagues . Robert Joseph " Bobby " Cox ( born May 21 , 1941 ) is an American former professional ___MASK77___ third baseman and manager in Major League ___MASK77___ ( MLB ). He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981 , and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985 . He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager . He moved back to the manager ' s role during the 1990 season and stayed there until his retirement following the 2010 season . The Atlanta Braves have since retired the number 6 in commemoration of Bobby Cox . He led the Atlanta Braves to the World Series championship in . He holds the all - time record for ejections in Major League ___MASK77___ with 158 ( plus an additional three post - season ejections ), a record previously held by John McGraw . A county seat is an administrative center , seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is used in the United States , Canada , Romania , China and Taiwan . In the ___MASK95___ and Ireland , county towns have a similar function .