ATLANTA -- After recording a few stadium firsts as the Braves opened SunTrust Park with Friday night's 5-2 win over the Padres, Ender Inciarte was more than willing to give Baseball's Hall of Fame a few of his items. But he's not yet willing to send his suddenly power-charged bat to Cooperstown.
"They only asked me for one thing," Inciarte said. "They wanted the [batting] helmet, and I'm the one who said, 'I also will give you the bat when I break it.'"
Braves Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson attended Friday's historic event, and entered the Braves clubhouse after the game to request items such as Inciarte's batting helmet, and the hat worn by Julio Teheran, who threw the first pitch and notched the first win in the stadium's history.