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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 .
The 1990 Major League Baseball draft was held in June 1990. [1] The draft placed amateur baseball players onto major league teams. 1,487 players were distributed to 26 teams. The draft consisted of first round selections, supplemental first round selections, compensation picks, and many more rounds, in fact, it went a record 101 rounds with 40 ...
Chipper Jones won the National League MVP Award in 1999, four years after winning a World Series ring. The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia. They play in the National League East division.
The team featured six all stars: shortstop Walt Weiss and third baseman Chipper Jones were voted as starters, while first baseman Andrés Galarraga, catcher Javy López, and pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux were selected as reserves. Jones and Lopez each hit over 30 home runs as Galarraga (acquired from Colorado) led the club in home runs ...
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 ...
Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones is in attendance for today’s playoff game against the Milwaukee Brewers. But while watching his team try to top the Brewers to reach the NLCS, he had a fairly ...
Four Braves players currently hold Major League Baseball records. Duffy holds the best single-season batting average record, accumulating an average of .440 in 1894. [5] Bobby Lowe and Bob Horner are tied with 16 others for the most home runs in a game, with four, which they recorded on May 30, 1890, and July 6, 1986, respectively. [6]
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