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Atlanta Braves Rejected in Naples for Spring; Wither Sarasota?

Yesterday, we noted that Collier County Florida would be taking up the subject of whether to consider going further with a proposal to construct a new Spring Training facility to host the Atlanta Braves.

Today we have the answer.

Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to end negotiations with the team, which has been looking for a new facility and threatening to leave its site in Orlando for more than a year.

To continue the sports metaphor for a moment, this game was over after the first inning, it seems.