Chipper Jones

American Hall of Fame baseball player · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1972 · age 54

Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr. 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.

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1999Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAwardSilver Slugger AwardAward1996Major League Baseball All-StarAward1995Sporting News Rookie of the Year AwardAward1972Born24 April 1972

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Atlanta Braves1993-2012

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Jones playing third base while Tom Glavine is pitching versus the Detroit Tigers during a 1998 spring training game

Jones playing third base in 2007

Jones with the Braves in 2008

Jones before a spring training game in 2011

Jones salutes the crowd at Turner Field prior to his final regular season game.

Chipper Jones's number 10 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 2013.

Awards

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1999

Silver Slugger Award1999

Major League Baseball All-Star1996

Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award1995

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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. He was the MLB batting champion in 2008 after hitting .364.

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United States