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A star pitcher and third baseman in high school, Riley originally committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University, before being drafted by the Braves and opting to forgo a college baseball career. Riley made his minor league debut in 2015 with the Gulf Coast Braves and would spend the next several seasons in the Braves farm ...
His 23 home runs led all National League third basemen in 1978. He won the National League Rookie of the Year honor over Ozzie Smith. Horner with the Atlanta Braves circa 1980. In 1979, Horner batted .314 with 33 homers and 98 RBIs.
The Braves chose Jones with the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft. He was also a member of their 1995 World Series championship team that beat the Cleveland Indians. An eight-time All-Star, Jones won the 1999 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award and the 1999 and 2000 NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen.
The Atlanta Braves are a National League ballclub (1966–present) previously located in Milwaukee 1953–1965 (Milwaukee Braves) and in Boston 1871–1952. The Boston teams are sometimes called Boston Red Stockings 1871–1876, Boston Red Caps 1876–1882, Boston Beaneaters 1883–1906, Boston Doves 1907–1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Braves 1912–1935, Boston Bees 1936–1940, Boston ...
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978, [2] he is the only player to have represented the Braves in the three cities they have called home. [2] He played 1,944 games for the Braves during their 13-season tenure in Milwaukee—the prime of Mathews' career. Mathews is regarded as one of the best third basemen ever to play the game.
He played third base for the ninth inning as the Braves won 5-1. [95] On January 24, 2021, Sandoval re-signed with the Braves on a minor league contract. [96] On March 27, 2021, Sandoval was selected to the 40-man roster. [97] Sandoval hit two home runs in his first three at-bats, including what turned out to be the game-winner on April 7, 2021.
The injury-plagued Atlanta Braves have sustained another major blow, announcing Monday that third baseman Austin Riley will miss at least the rest of the regular season after breaking his right hand.
Martín Manuel Prado Torcate (born October 27, 1983) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins. During his time with the Braves, Prado played in the 2010 All-Star Game.