Bats & Bites at Truist Park

The Atlanta Braves are selling a pregame add-on at Truist Park that combines a ballpark tour, food sampling and batting-practice access on select 2026 home dates. The experience, called Bats & Bites, gives fans early entry to the stadium, a guided walk through parts of the park and a stop in the Outfield Market for tastings before first pitch. MLB’s Braves site says the package also includes a signature beer or cocktail and a chance to meet a former Braves player. Battery Atlanta’s event calendar lists the sessions as running from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on scheduled dates. ### What does a Bats & Bites ticket include once fans get inside? The Braves say the $150-per-person package, or $125 for A-List members, starts with early access to Truist Park, though guests must also have a game ticket. The guided tour includes stops at the press box, Monument Garden and a range of group and premium spaces before ending in the Outfield Market. (mlb.com) The Outfield Market stop is the center of the event. MLB’s Braves page says guests can sample new featured food, receive a signature beer or cocktail and then watch batting practice from designated outfield seats, where the club says they might even catch a ball. ### Who are fans expected to meet at these events? The Braves say each date includes an appearance by a former Braves player. (mlb.com) The team’s event page lists Glenn Hubbard for April 10, Mark Wohlers for April 24, Collin McHugh for May 15, Pete Smith for May 22, Charlie Culberson for June 5, Paul Byrd for June 19, C.J. Nitkowski for July 17 and Dale Murphy for August 14. A Braves press release published May 21 highlighted the May 22 session and named Pete Smith as the former Braves pitcher scheduled to appear. The same release described the Bats & Bites ticket as including early ballpark access, a guided tour, food sampling and a signature drink. ### Where does the tour end, and why is the Outfield Market part of it? (mlb.com) Truist Park’s Outfield Market is the stated endpoint of the tour on both the Braves and Battery Atlanta listings. That is where the food sampling and drink service take place before guests move to designated outfield seats for batting practice. The Braves have tied the experience to new food offerings at the ballpark. (mlb.com) A May 21 team release separately noted that the Giving Kitchen stall in the Outfield Market was featuring an ahi tuna poke bowl from executive chef Masatomo “Masa” Hamaya of O-Ku Atlanta during May, underscoring the market’s role in the club’s rotating food program, though the release did not say that specific item was part of Bats & Bites. (mlb.com) ### When is Bats & Bites scheduled next? Battery Atlanta’s series page lists upcoming Bats & Bites dates on May 15, May 22, June 5, June 16, July 3, July 17, July 31, August 14, August 28 and September 11, each scheduled from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Braves’ own page lists many of the same dates, though not every Battery Atlanta listing shown in the calendar excerpt includes a named alumnus. (mlb.com) The Braves say tickets are sold through the club’s Bats & Bites page, while Battery Atlanta directs fans to its events calendar for schedule details. On promotional giveaway days, the Braves say participants will receive the gate item at the end of the experience. (mlb.com) (batteryatl.com)