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Braves stock price plummets to ironic, mocking level on first day of trading

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The Braves’ poor start has even extended to the stock market.

Public shares of the team went on sale for the first time Monday — and promptly plummeted in value.

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After opening at $36 per share on the Nasdaq stock exchange, the price nose-dived as bad as the Braves did in their first nine games and closed at $19.95 per share, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

That’s $19.95. As in 1995.

Yes, even the closing price served as a mocking reminder that the Braves haven't won a World Series in 21 years.