Larry Wayne " Chipper " Jones Jr. (born 24 April 1972) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) American player. Jones is Atlanta Braves' global number one pick in the 1990 MLB draft and their third major baseman from 1995 to 2012. Eight-time All-Star, Jones won the 1999 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award and 1999 and 2000 NL Silver Slugger Award for the third basemen. He was the MLB batting champion in 2008 after reaching 0.364.
Jones ended his career in 2012 with an average of 0.303 career batting, 468 home runs, and 1,623 RBI. He has the most RBI career for the third baseman and holds the Braves team record for the percentage of on-base careers (.402); Jones is ranked third in the career list of career home Braves. He spent his entire MLB career for 19 years and throughout 23 years as a professional baseball player in the Atlanta organization.
Among hitter switches, Jones ranks second behind Eddie Murray for his RBI career, and he is the only switch hitter in MLB history with an average career batting of at least.300 and 400 or more home runs. He is the 18th player in MLB history to collect 5,000 on bat and finish at least with an average of 0.300 batting,.400 on-base percentage, and 0,500 slugging percentage - and the only switch hitter to achieve all of these achievements.
On June 28, 2013, Braves retired Jones' number 10 and put it into the team's Hall of Fame. On January 24, 2018, she was elected at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility.
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Chipper Jones was born in DeLand, Florida on April 24, 1972. His father, Larry Wayne Jones, Sr., was a teacher and trainer at T. DeWitt Taylor High School in Pierson, Jones's same high school would later attend and play baseball. Her mother is Lynne Jones. Jones received the nickname "Chipper" from his father and other family members, who saw the younger Larry as a "shard of old blocks." He showed his early love for baseball mainly because of his father's position as coach, and began playing the Little League team at the age of 7.
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During his first year, Jones was an early pitcher and shortstop for Taylor High School. During the same year, he also played in the local American Legion Baseball team on the right field. After her first year, Jones enrolled at Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. In three seasons at Bolles, the team went 65-19 and won the country's doubles championship. Jones fought, 483 in his senior season and well enough to score 7-3 and 0.987 averages, beat 100 batteries and run only 25. The Jones team reached the state championship again during his senior year; However, they lost during the final round of the game.
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Professional career
Draft
Atlanta Braves chose Jones as the first overall pick in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft and signed him to a contract with a $ 275,000 signing bonus. Atlanta expressed a desire to pick pitcher Todd Van Poppel as the first choice; however, Van Poppel explicitly stated that he would not sign a contract with Braves. Atlanta then chose Jones, who played shortstop at the time. Minor_leagues_ (1991-93) "> Little League (1991-93)
In 1991, Jones played with Macon Braves, an affiliate of Atlanta's minor league-A class. The average is 0.326 after 473 on the bat, with 24 doubles, 11 triples, 15 home runs, 40 steals, 69 walks, and 79 strikeouts; However, he received criticism after making 56 mistakes on the shortstop position.
Jones moved to the Durham Bulls, a class A Braves' minor league team, in 1992. The average Jones was 0.277 after 70 games; He then moved to double-A Greenville Braves where he cut his total foul of 56 in the previous season to just 32.
After a successful season, Jones played with a triple-A Richmond Braves, where he played 139 games before being summoned to Atlanta for his premier league debut.
During his time in the Braves' minor league system, Jones engages in bench clearing tawuran with future Major League stars Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome. Thome and Jones will eventually develop good friendship for years. He also changed his position from shortstop to third base, following the guidance of the Braves organization.
Premier League career (1993-2012)
1993-98
Chipper Jones debuted on September 11, 1993, as the youngest player in the league. In 1994, he was expected to compete for start field work left after veteran Ron Gant broke his leg during an offseason motorcycle accident. However, Jones had an ACL tear in his left knee in spring training. As a result, he spent the entire strike shortening the 1994 season on the defect list.
In 1995, Jones led all the major league rookies in RBI (86), games played (145), games started (123), plate appearances (602), in bats (524), and scored walks (87). That year, he finished second in Rookie Baseball of the Year, Voters behind Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo. In addition to achieving personal success levels, Jones participated in the 1995 World Series, where Braves won in six games over Indian Cleveland. He also participated in the 1996 World Series, where Braves lost to the New York Yankees in six games.
Jones recorded the last official hit at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium before its demolition in 1997, as well as the first hit in Turner Field's history. In 1998, Jones came in ninth in a vote for NL MVP, as he scored 123 runs and had 96 runs (both fourth best in the league).
1999: MVP season
In 1999, Jones won the National League MVP award after becoming the first player to hit.300 (.319) while slugging 40 or more home runs (45; 3 in NL) and double (41), drawing 100 or more runs ( 126; 3 in the league), scored 100 or more RBIs (110) and scored goals (116), and stole 20 or more bases (25). Ironically, Jones was not chosen for the MLB All-Star game that year. He also deliberately walked 18 times; 2 in the league, and the 0.633 slugging percentage is the 4th best in NL. The main factor in his election as MVP was his performance against the main competitor of Braves, New York Mets. The Braves lead the National League East with just one game as they enter the September three game series against the Mets, the team right behind them. Atlanta swept the series at Turner Field, though, largely thanks to Jones, who hit four home runs and drove in seven of the thirteen runs scored by Braves. For this season, he hit 0.319 with percentage, 510 on-base, 1,000 slugging percentage, and seven home runs against Mets. During the 1999 NLCS, Jones attracted the anger of Mets fans by saying, "Now, all Mets fans can go home and put their Yankees stuff." In the playoffs, Jones led the Braves to the World Series against the New York Yankees, where the Braves were swept. He did, however, hit their only home run in the series, against the Yankees Orlando HernÃÆ'¡ndez starter.
2000-05
Jones signed a six-year contract, $ 90 million in 2000. Jones fought off 0.330 in 2001, the best 5 in the league, and led the league with an average of 0.349 batting. On her 29th birthday, she hit two home runs. On defense, however, the 2.14 reach factor puts him last among the basemen's three regular major leagues that qualify for agile ratings.
In 2001, the flux season for the Braves who have won consecutive division titles since their victory in the 1995 World Series with no more victories, Jones was involved in a public "old row" with former team mate John Rocker. Rocker calls Jones on the radio by saying "White Trash Chip" and "duplicity when they come." At the end of June, both stated that the feud had been put to sleep.
Before the start of the 2002 season, Jones announced his willingness to move from third base to left field, to make room for the incoming Vinny Castilla. Jones proved enough on the left field, but after two playoffs in 2002 and 2003 earlier, suffered a hamstring injury early in the 2004 season and then 3rd Mark DeRosa's baseman struggle, he returned to his regular position at third base.
In 2002, he fought.327, again the 5th best in the NL. Jones is ranked 3rd in the league with an on-base percentage of 0.435. On 16 August 2004, he reached a 300 home run of his career in a 5-4 win over San Diego Padres. After the 2005 season, Jones reprocessed his contract with Braves - freeing money for Braves to pursue elite free agents, while almost convincing he will end his career in Atlanta. The revamped deal gave Braves $ 15 million over the next three years, as well as $ 6 million for use in 2006. The new agreement also changed the last two year options for a guaranteed contract.
2006-07
Jones was selected to play in the 2006 World Baseball Classic (along with Braves teammates Jeff Francoeur and Brian McCann). He hit his first home run in a bat from the Classic against Mexico from his teammate at Atlanta Braves ÃÆ' â € Å"Scar Villarreal, who was with the team from 2006 to 2007. Jones went 6-17 with a double and two home runs in the tournament.
The 2006 season was one of many milestones for Jones. On June 10, he became the all-time RBI leader at Atlanta Braves as he drove in his 1,144th lane against Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, past former outfielder Dale Murphy and placed Jones third on the all-time franchise list (including Tim Braves based in Boston and Milwaukee), behind Hank Aaron (2.202) and Eddie Mathews (1.388).
On July 15, 2006, Jones recorded 1,902 hits of his career, to become the all-time Atlanta Braves hits leader, passing Hank Aaron. The next day he hit the home run to extend his extra-base blow to 14 matches, matching Pittsburgh's Major League record Paul Waner in 1927. A month later, on August 14, Jones had his first career in three home run games. Jones homered in his last three bats in a 10-4 Braves' victory over Washington Nationals, finishing 4-for-5 evenings with 5 RBI. ESPN named Chipper Jones the Burger King 'King of the Night' for the show.
Despite his success on plate, Dogged Jones injury throughout the season and for the first time in his career, Braves failed to qualify for postseason play.
Jones performed well both offensively and defensively during the 2007 season. On June 16, he hit a single in the second inning against Indian Cleveland for his 2,000th career hit. On July 5, Jones tied and passed Braves legend Dale Murphy for the first time on Atlanta Braves home run list when he hit 371 and 372 home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. This game is also the first time he has hit homers on both sides of the plate since 2000. The next day, he has his 400th career in the ninth inning against San Diego Padres pitcher Kevin Cameron, who previously allowed only one extra-base hit throughout the year. On July 29, Jones matched a career-high with 5 RBI as Braves closed Arizona Diamondbacks 14-0. He reached that feat again on August 23 against the Cincinnati Reds. In the fifth inning of the August 9 game at Shea Stadium, Jones hit a three-run homer towering to the right court of the Johnetse Mets starter. This will be measured at 470 feet (140 m).
Jones completed season 1 in NL within the time achieved by error (14) and in OPS (1,029), 2nd in batting average (.337), and 3rd in OBP (.425) and SLG (.604). He was also sixth in the MVP vote, the highest finish since winning the award in 1999.
While Braves enjoyed some initial successes, injury pitching staff spoiled considerable contributions from Atlanta's powerful offense. While the Braves posted a record of victory, they finished third in the National League East, and sat outside the postseason.
He opened Chipper Jones's 10th Inning Baseball Academy in Suwanee, Georgia, in late 2007.
2008-11
Jones started the 2008 season where he left off in 2007, hitting over.400 in April while slipping 7 home runs. He also has a back-to-back game where he hit two home runs. Despite this achievement, he eventually lost the NL Player of the Month award in April to Chase Utley. On June 13, Jones reached 0.414 with 15 home runs, but the average fell to 0.393 on June 22.
He hit his 400th career home run on June 5 from Ricky Nolasco of the Florida Marlins, and he was named Player of the Week for the week of 2-8 June. He was chosen to start in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, receiving the most votes by fans, managers, and other players from every third NL basement. Jones won his first batting title at the age of 36, â € <â € In 2008, Jones tied MLB record for the 20th most consecutive home run season to start his career (14). In December 2008, Jones received an invitation to play for the USA team in Classic Baseball World 2009. He played alongside team-mate Brian McCann. Jones scraped off the elimination game at the 2009 World Baseball Classic after upping his right tilting muscles, while playing for the USA team. The announcement came an hour before the game was played against the Dutch team. As reported by CBC News on March 13, 2009, Jones criticized Toronto and the playing schedule of the World Baseball Classic. On March 31, 2009, Jones approved a $ 42 million contract extension for three years with Braves; The deal includes options that could cost up to $ 61 million over four seasons. On May 28, against Giants and Cy Young's winner Tim Lincecum, Jones struck four times in one game for the first time in his career. In 2009, he was ranked # 10 on the Sports News list of the 50 biggest players currently in baseball. A panel of 100 baseball people, many of them members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and major baseball award winners, were compiled to be compiled on the list. In 2009, Jones led all the basemen's third major leagues in error, with 22, and has the lowest agile percentage of any baseman's third major league (0.930). Jones got off to a bad start in 2010 and met with Atlanta Braves management in June to discuss retirement possibility at the end of the season, but its performance improved during the current season. The Jones season ended after he was injured in a game against Houston Astros on August 10, 2010; an injury report indicated that he had torn the ACL in his left knee, which would require surgery. In a press conference on August 13, he stated that he would not retire, and that "I do not want the final image of my fans being one of my wounded on the ground". During a lonely season, Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren told David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal Constitution that Jones would likely be ready for the Opening Day stating "I think he is progressing very well.He suffered a setback early in winter when he was away for a week - I think he's really on a hunting trip - and he's not doing the leg lift but once he's back at his load he's fine Now talk to coaches he should have no restrictions on entering season training semi. " Jones made great progress with his rehab and took part in spring training. He was in the Braves' opening day lineup against the Nationals, earning his first hit and scoring the first run of the 2011 Major League Baseball season. On April 8, 2011, Jones hit his 2,500 base hits at Braves' home opener versus Philadelphia Phillies. Former manager, Bobby Cox, attended. On April 13, 2011, he recorded his 1500 RBI against Florida Marlins, with a solo home run off Randy Choate. On April 26, 2011, Chipper recorded his 500th double against San Diego Padres. He also tied Mickey Mantle to the two most RBIs of all time by the switch batter; Jones passed the Mantle for a sole second-place all-time stake on April 27, 2011 (with 1,512 RBI) after 3-run stands tripled, helping Braves defeat San Diego Padres 7-0. Jones suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee for most of the first half of the 2011 season, and received Cortisone injections in an attempt to manage the pain. When this became ineffective, he chose to undergo an arthroscopic operation and was placed on the disabled list on July 9, 2011. He returned to the lineup on July 25th. On August 12, 2011, Jones hit a three-run homer against the Chicago Cubs for an extra 1000 base hit. On August 19, 2011, Jones insisted that he would return for the 2012 season, the final year on his contract, ending ongoing speculation about his possible retirement. On August 31, 2011, Jones hit his 450th career home run, John Lannan of the Washington Nationals. 2012: The end season
On March 22, 2012, Braves announced that Jones will retire after the 2012 season, after 19 major league seasons with the team. Following the announcement, a fan tribute song called "The Chipper Jones Song" was featured on a number of sports blogs.
Jones opened the 2012 season on the disabled list, following an operation on March 26, 2012 to fix the torn meniscus in his left knee. He was activated from the disabled list and was in the lineup on 10 April, as Braves faced the Houston Astros; he went 2-4 with a single home run and two runs, helping Braves clinch their first win of the season.
On April 24, Jones was in the lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers on his 40th birthday. He hit a solo home run in Atlanta's 4-3 win, ending with a career record of 0.429 (21-for-49) with five home runs on his birthday. The next day, in the last regular season at the Dodger Stadium in his career, Jones knocked victory at the top of the ninth inning. On May 2, Jones ended a wild-throwing extra-inning contest with Phillies Phillies by hitting a 2-run homer walker at the bottom of the 11th. He was referring to a home run that won the game as one of the best individual moments of his career, as he completed the 15th -13 Braves who watched the team rally from two deficits five or more times.
During the May 18 match at Tampa Bay, Jones was hit by a ground ball and suffered severe bruises on his left foot. On May 25th, he was placed in the DL after it became clear that the injury would require more time to heal. Jones returned to the Braves lineup on June 10.
Jones hit 460 home runs off Trevor Cahill from Arizona Diamondbacks on June 27, 2012, placing Jones 33rd in the list of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Jones also came in 33rd place in the list of doubles Premier League leaders, passing Lou Gehrig's record to double during the same series with Arizona on June 29, 2012.
On July 3, 2012, Jones was appointed as a member of the NL All-Star team in lieu of injured Matt Kemp. On the same day, he has his fifth hit game and the first since 2002. He stated that he hopes the National League will win the All-Star match at his pregame address to his teammates at NL:
We got a chance to [continue the NL winning streak]. And I will not lose the last...
During the All-Star game (the only time in 19 years of his career he played in Kansas City), Jones hit the singles into the right field at first (and only) in the bat during the game, and the National League won 8-0. In the All-Star Game after 8 July, Jones hit 0.318 with 6 home runs and 33 RBI.
On August 16, 2012, Jones hit two home runs and collected his 2,700 punches. On September 12, 2012, Jones recorded 1,500 runs in a game against Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the first hit batter in Baseball Premier League history to earn at least 2,500 hits, 1,500 RBI, 1,500 runs and 1,500 runs. Jones also joined Stan Musial, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig as the only players in Premiership history to record at least 2,500 hits, 1,500 walks, 1,500 runs, 500 double, 450 home runs and 1,500 RBIs when hit. 300 with 0.400 percentage on-base and 0.500 percent slugging.
Jones ended his career hitting over.300 of each side of the home plate. Among the hitters with at least 5,000 at-bats career, the only other player to do that is Frankie Frisch. He and Mickey Mantle are two hitter-switches in MLB history that have an on-base percentage of 0.400, a 0,500 slugging percentage, and 400 homers in their career. Jones also has the most RBI of any player who is primarily a third baseman.
The last match of his career was the National League's Playoff Wild Card 2012 (nicknamed "ground flies rule game" following controversial appeal by referee Sam Holbrook), where Braves lost 6-3. In his last game, Jones hit a bat singe that was damaged by an infield base blow, with two numbers on the base of the ninth.
Post-baseball
In February 2013, Atlanta Braves announced that they would inaugurate Jones into the Braves Hall of Fame and retire his number, 10. The Jones Braves Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on June 28 at lunch at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and featured a speech from a former Braves player , including Hank Aaron. Jones's retirement ceremony also took place on June 28 before the Braves game against Arizona Diamondbacks. Jones, who approached the podium as a former walk-up track ("Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne) played in the background, joined the stage by former Braves owner Ted Turner, Braves franchise president John Schuerholz, former Braves player Dale Murphy, then Braves Player currently Dan Uggla, and former Braves manager Bobby Cox, as well as his parents and children. During his speech, Jones also admitted his former teammates Braves MartÃÆ'n Prado, Randall Delgado, and Eric Hinske, all of whom were traded or signed by Diamondbacks during the offseason. Number 10 is the eleventh number retired by the Braves franchise. Later that same year, Chipper Jones's No. 10 jersey was also retired by the Durham Bulls on August 20th.
During the winter storm of 2014, Jones rescued former teammate and Brave Atlanta today, Freddie Freeman. Freeman was stuck in traffic for hours. Jones came to rescue him on his ATV, and pulled Freeman out of the congestion. At the start of the new year in 2016, Atlanta Braves announced "Chipper Rescues Freddie" night bobblehead for the upcoming season to honor the rescue.
He returned to Braves as an advisor for the 2016 season.
Jones was announced as one of the four who were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on January 24, 2018.
Personal life
Jones meets his first wife, Karin Fulford, as she plays with Brave A class affiliates in Macon, Georgia. The couple married in 1992 and subsequently divorced after it was revealed that Jones had an 18-month marriage relationship with Hooters servant who produced a son, Matthew, born in 1998.
He married Sharon Logonov in March 2000 in Pierson, Florida. They have three sons: Larry Wayne III (Trey), Tristen, and Shea, named after Shea Stadium because of Jones's great success at the stadium. On June 14, 2012, Jones and his wife Sharon have split up. Their divorce was completed in November of the same year. Soon after, Jones began dating former model Playboy Taylor Higgins. Jones and Higgins married on June 14, 2015. On June 21, 2016 Jones and Higgins announced via Twitter that they were expecting a baby in January 2017. Their son, Cutler Ridge Jones was born on January 11, 2017 in Atlanta.
Jones likes to hunt deer. Jones is a co-owner of Outdoor Channel Buck Commander with pro friends and athletes Adam LaRoche, Ryan Langerhans, Tom Martin and Willie Robertson. Currently, he is the co-owner and co-host of the Major League Bowhunter television show aired on CarbonTV and the Sportsman Channel, along with friends Matt Duff and Jeff Danker.
In 2008, Jones released a charity wine called "Chipper Chardonnay", with a portion of the proceeds supporting the Miracle League, an organization that caters to children with disabilities.
Career highlights
See also
- List of Major League Baseball home run recordings
- List of Major Baseball batting champions
- The List of Premiership Baseball hits leaders
- List of double-league doubles baseball leaders
- The Premiership Baseball league list goes on to score leaders
- List of baseball baseball careers runs hit at the leader
- List of league baseball home baseball leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players who spend their entire career with one franchise
References
External links
- Official website
- Official Major Bowhunter Channel on CarbonTV
- Career and player information statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-References, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 10th Anniversary of Chipper Jones' Academy
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