Chipper Jones

Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr., born on April 24, 1972, is a celebrated American former professional baseball third baseman, renowned for his illustrious career with the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2012. Selected as the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft, Jones quickly established himself as a cornerstone of the Braves franchise, contributing significantly to their 1995 World Series championship victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Throughout his career, Jones earned the distinction of being an eight-time All-Star and was honored with the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award in 1999. He also secured the NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen in both 1999 and 2000. In 2008, he achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the MLB batting champion, finishing the season with an impressive batting average of .364.

Jones concluded his playing career with a remarkable .303 career batting average, alongside four hundred sixty-eight home runs and one thousand six hundred twenty-three runs batted in (RBIs). He holds the Braves' franchise record for career on-base percentage at .402 and ranks third on the team's all-time home run list. Notably, he is the only switch hitter in MLB history to maintain a career batting average above .300 while hitting more than three hundred home runs.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the game, the Braves retired Jones' number ten on June 28, 2013, and inducted him into the team's Hall of Fame. His legacy continued as he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018 during his first year of eligibility. Following his retirement, Jones transitioned to broadcasting as an ESPN color analyst in 2020 and returned to the Braves organization as an assistant hitting consultant in 2021.