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Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr. (born April 24, 1972) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2012. The Braves chose Jones with the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft .
From 1996 to 1998, Maddux finished fifth, second, and fourth in the Cy Young voting. In August 1997, Maddux signed a $57.5-million, five-year contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in baseball. [17] In February 2003, he avoided arbitration by signing a one-year $14.75-million deal. [17]
They won multiple Southern League championships, and the 1992 edition, managed by Grady Little and featuring Chipper Jones and López, won 100 out of 143 games (.699) during the regular season to take the pennant, then captured the SL playoff title.
The post Former Braves Star Chipper Jones Lands Coaching Job appeared first on The Spun. Jones will become the Braves’ major league hitting consultant on a part-time basis, the team announced on ...
Gun owner and newly elected MLB Hall of Famer Chipper Jones spoke out against assault weapons and in favor of raising the minimum age to buy a gun.
Election, politics invade college football via skies above stadiums in battleground states
Chipper Jones, drafted by the Braves in 1990, won the NL MVP Award in 1999. [7] The Braves have held the first overall pick twice; in 1978 they used it to select Horner, and in 1990 they chose Chipper Jones. Atlanta has made 13 selections in the supplemental round of the draft.
Pérez had his contract purchased by the Nationals on March 20, 2008. Perez got the Opening Day start for Washington on March 30, 2008. He gave up the first home run in the history of Nationals Park, to Chipper Jones in the top of the fourth. He allowed the one run and surrendered four hits over five innings and ended up with a no-decision.