Chipper Jones

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Chipper Jones [85]

During the All-Star game (the only time in his 19-year career that he played in Kansas City), Jones hit a single into right field at his first (and only) at bat during the game, and the National League won 8–0. [86] At the All-Star Game break after July 8, Jones was hitting .318 with 6 home runs and 33 RBIs.

On August 16, 2012, Jones hit two home runs and collected his 2,700th hit. [87] On September 12, 2012, Jones recorded his 1,500th walk in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the first switch hitter in Major League Baseball history to obtain at least 2,500 hits, 1,500 RBIs, 1,500 runs and 1,500 walks. [88] [89] [90] Jones also joined Stan Musial, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Lou Gehrig as the only players in Major League history to record at least 2,500 hits, 1,500 walks, 1,500 runs, 500 doubles, 450 home runs, and 1,500 RBIs while hitting .300 with a .400 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage. [91]

Jones ended his career hitting over .300 from each side of home plate. Among switch-hitters with at least 5,000 career at-bats, the only other player to do so is Frankie Frisch. He and Mickey Mantle are the only two switch-hitters in MLB history to have an on-base percentage of .400, slugging percentage of .500, and 400 homers in their careers. Jones also has the most RBIs of any player who was primarily a third baseman. [92]

The final game of his career was the 2012 National League Wild Card Playoff (dubbed the "infield fly rule game" following a controversial call by umpire Sam Holbrook), [93] in which the Braves lost 6–3. In his final at-bat, Jones hit a broken-bat single for an infield base hit, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. [94]

Post-baseball

Chipper Jones's number 10 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 2013. BravesRetired10.png
Chipper Jones's number 10 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 2013.

In February 2013, the Atlanta Braves announced that they would induct Jones into the Braves Hall of Fame and retire his number, 10. [3] Jones's Braves Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on June 28 during a luncheon at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and featured speeches from former Braves players, including Hank Aaron. [95] Jones's number retirement ceremony also took place on June 28 prior to the Braves' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. [96] Jones, who approached the podium as his former walk-up song ("Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne) played in the background, was joined onstage by former Braves owner Ted Turner, Braves franchise president John Schuerholz, former Braves player Dale Murphy, then-current Braves player Dan Uggla, and former Braves manager Bobby Cox, as well as his parents and children. During his speech, Jones also recognized his former Braves teammates Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, and Eric Hinske, who were all traded to or signed by the Diamondbacks during that offseason. His number 10 is the eleventh number retired by the Braves franchise. [95] Later that same year Chipper Jones's number 10 jersey was also retired by the Durham Bulls on August 20. [97]

During a 2014 winter storm, Jones rescued former teammate Freddie Freeman. [98] Freeman was stuck in a traffic jam for hours. Jones came to the rescue on his ATV, and pulled Freeman out of the jam. At the start of the new year in 2016, the Atlanta Braves announced a "Chipper Rescues Freddie" bobblehead night for the upcoming season to honor the rescue. [99]

He returned to the Braves as an adviser for the 2016 season. [100]

Jones was announced as one of the four (alongside Jim Thome, Vladimir Guerrero, and Trevor Hoffman) inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on January 24, 2018. [101] He was the second first-overall draft pick to be elected to the Hall of Fame, after Ken Griffey Jr. [102]

On March 1, 2020, Jones was hired by ESPN to be a color analyst, starting with 20 Wednesday Night Baseball broadcasts. [103] Jones left ESPN in the off-season after Jon Sciambi, his primary broadcast partner, joined the Marquee Sports Network as the play-by-play announcer for its Chicago Cubs telecasts. [104]

In February 2021, Jones was hired by the Atlanta Braves as a part-time hitting consultant. [104] Due to his hitting consultant role within the organization, Jones received his second World Series championship ring when the Braves won the 2021 World Series. [105]

Personal life

Jones met his first wife, Karin Fulford, [106] while he was playing with the Braves class A affiliate in Macon, Georgia. The couple married in 1992 and divorced in 2000, [107] after it was revealed that Jones had an 18-month extramarital affair with a Hooters waitress that produced a son, Matthew, born in 1998. [108] [109] [110]

He married second wife 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 in the stadium. [111] [112] As of June 14, 2012, Jones and his wife Sharon had separated. [113] Their divorce was finalized in November of the same year. [114]

Soon after his divorce from Logonov, Jones began dating former Playboy model Taylor Higgins. [115] Jones and Higgins were married on June 14, 2015. [116] On June 21, 2016, Jones and Higgins announced via Twitter that they were expecting a baby in January 2017. [117] Their son, Cutler Ridge Jones was born on January 11, 2017, in Atlanta. [118] Their second son, Cooper, was born on August 9, 2018. [119] He was named Cooper because Chipper was elected to Cooperstown the year before and Chipper annouced the name at his induction [120]

Jones enjoys deer hunting. [121] Jones was a co-owner of Outdoor Channel's hunting show Buck Commander with friends and pro athletes Adam LaRoche, Ryan Langerhans, Tom Martin, and Willie Robertson. Currently, he is co-owner and co-host of the television show Major League Bowhunter airing on the Sportsman Channel, alongside long time friend Matt Duff. [122]

In 2008, Jones released a charity wine called "Chipper Chardonnay", with a portion of the proceeds supporting the Miracle League, an organization serving children with disabilities. [123] [124] [125]

Career highlights

Chipper Jones
Chipper Jones in San Diego.jpg
Jones with the Atlanta Braves in 2009
Atlanta Braves – No. 10
Third baseman
Born: (1972-04-24) April 24, 1972 (age 52)
DeLand, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1993, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2012, for the Atlanta Braves
Award / HonorTime(s)Date(s)
NL All-Star 8 1996, [126] 1997, [127] 1998, [128] 2000, [129] 2001, [130] 2008, [131] 2011, [132] 2012 [133]
NL Player of the Week 4April 13–19, 1998, [134] July 29 – August 4, 2002, [135] June 26 – July 2, 2006, [136] June 2–8, 2008 [137]
NL Silver Slugger Award (3B)21999, [138] 2000 [138]
NL Batting Champion 12008 [139]
NL Most Valuable Player 11999 [28]
NL Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award (3B)11995 [140]
World Series champion11995 [141]
First overall draft pick 1 1990 [142]

See also

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year
1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Raúl Mondesí
Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie
1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by Topps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman
1995
Succeeded by