Danville 97s

They were a baseball team that played in the Carolina League and were affiliated with the Atlanta Braves for their lone 1998 season.

In 1998, Durham, North Carolina was one of two cities added to Triple-A baseball, joining the International League as an expansion team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

[1] The Carolina League franchise still owned by CBC would have to relocate; though it would leave its history behind in Durham, it would (for the time being) retain a valuable affiliation agreement with the Atlanta Braves in its new home.

[2] By October 1997, the Bulls' ownership group selected Myrtle Beach as the destination and the Carolina League approved the relocation.

[1][2] The city's previously developed plan and the Braves organization's familiarity with the Danville community carried the decision.