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It's been 26 years since the last time Atlanta Braves fans could celebrate a World Series championship.
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Braves players Dansby Swanson, Touki Tousaaint and Joc Pederson cheer under a shower of confetti during the team’s celebration at Trusit Park on Nov. 5.
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Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario waves a flag from the back of a pickup truck during the team’s celebratory parade through The Battery outside Truist Park on Nov. 5.
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Young Braves fans anxiously await the team's arrival to The Battery outside Truist Park in Cobb County for the second leg of the player’s parade celebrating their World Series win on Nov. 5.
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Braves player Jorge Soler celebrates during the team's victory parade in Cobb County on Nov. 5. Soler became the first Cuban-born player to be named the 2021 World Series MVP.
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Fulton County resident Melisa Smith holds a copy of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution along the Braves parade route in Cobb County on Nov. 5.
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Thousands of Braves fans descend on The Battery in Cobb County to celebrate the Braves World Series win on Nov. 5.
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Young fans celebrate as Braves players pass by during the team's victory parade in Cobb County on Nov. 5.
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Atlanta Braves players celebrate under a shower of confetti as they travel through The Battery outside Truist Park during their victory parade on Nov. 5.
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Thousands of Braves fans descend on The Battery in Cobb County on Nov. 5 to celebrate the Braves' World Series win.
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Braves fans don pearls during the celebration at Truist Park on Nov. 5 in honor of Braves outfielder Joc Pederson.
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Lee and Shenelle Brown pose in front of the Atlanta Braves sign outside Truist Park. They were among the first fans to arrive early Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, to celebrate the team's World Series victory.
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Fans scale The Battery sign outside of Truist Park to get a better view of Braves players as they pass by during their victory parade on Nov. 5.
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An Atlanta Braves World Series Champions cake is rolled through the crowd outside of Truist Park ahead of the victory parade on Nov. 5.
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A Braves fan holds a homemade World Series Championship trophy hat outside of Trusit Park on Nov. 5.
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Braves players and staff travel through The Battery outside Trusit Park during their celebratory parade on Nov. 5.
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The Commissioner's Trophy sits in the middle of Truist Park during the Braves’ celebration event on Nov. 5.
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Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker walks onto Truist Park field with his family during the team's World Series victory celebration on Nov. 5.
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Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson celebrates on stage during the team’s World Series victory celebration on Nov. 5.
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Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman admires The Commissioner's Trophy during the team’s victory celebration at Truist Park on Nov. 5.
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Braves pitcher Touki Toussaint smokes a cigar on stage during the team's World Series victory celebration at Truist Park on Nov. 5.
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The Atlanta Braves mascot struts across the stage during the team’s celebration at Truist Park on Nov. 5.
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Atlanta Mayor Kiesha Lance Bottoms celebrates with the Atlanta Braves during a celebration at Truist Park on Nov. 5.
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Billye Aaron, wife of the late Hank Aaron, speaks at Truist Park during a celebration for the Atlanta Braves’ World Series win on Nov. 5.
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Fans dance on the dugouts during the Braves’ World Series victory celebration at Truist Park on Nov. 5.
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A young Braves fan plays in the fallen confetti during the team’s World Series victory celebration at Truist Park on Nov. 5.
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Turner Field, the home of the team for nearly 20 of those years, hadn't even been built yet, as it was to first host track and field events for the 1996 Olympic Games.
And an entire generation has grown to adulthood since the Braves' unsuccessful appearance in the 1999 World Series.
Sports fans in Georgia have endured a lot of postseason heartbreak before and since, so perhaps a little more celebration is perfectly in order.
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Riley Bunch
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Riley Bunch is a public policy reporter at Georgia Public Broadcasting, covering the intersection ofgovernment and daily life. Bunch has won awards for both her journalism and photography during her time in Georgia.
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