Gregory Alan Maddux is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. With the Braves,he won the 1995 World Series over the Cleveland Indians. The first to achieve a number of feats and records,he was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award four consecutive years (1992–1995),matched by only one other pitcher,Randy Johnson. During those four seasons,Maddux had a 75–29 record with a 1.98 earned run average (ERA),while allowing less than one baserunner per inning.
Thomas Michael Glavine is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball,for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets (2003–2007).
Eduardo Rafael Pérez is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball catcher. Since 2007,he has served as a coach for the Atlanta Braves. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Braves,Cleveland Indians,and Milwaukee Brewers. During his tenure with the Braves,Pérez was notable for being the personal catcher for Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux and for being named the Most Valuable Player of the 1999 National League Championship Series.
Jody Richard Davis is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves from 1981 to 1990. A two-time National League All-Star,Davis won the 1986 National League Gold Glove Award.
Lynn Morris Jones is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals. He later was a coach for the Royals,Florida Marlins,and Boston Red Sox,and served as a manager in the minor leagues.
Steven Russell Trout is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1980s.
Richard David Ruthven is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1973 through 1986 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Atlanta Braves,and Chicago Cubs. The two-time National League All-Star player was a member of the 1980 world champion Philadelphia Phillies team,as well as a member of the 1984 National League Eastern Division champion Chicago Cubs.
Tommie Lee Aaron was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball. Aaron was the younger brother of Hall of Fame member Hank Aaron. They were the first siblings to appear in a League Championship Series as teammates.
Gregory Lee Walker is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1982 to 1990. He is the former hitting coach of the Chicago White Sox,the team for which he played all but the last 14 games of his career,until leaving the White Sox to become the hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves,a position he held from 2012 until 2014.
Gary Steven Roenicke is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos (1976),Baltimore Orioles (1978–85),New York Yankees (1986) and Atlanta Braves (1987–88).
John T. Shelby is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1981 to 1991. He began his career as a member of the Baltimore Orioles before later playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Shelby was a member of two World Series–winning teams:the 1983 Orioles and the 1988 Dodgers. His nickname was "T-Bone" because of his slight frame. He currently is a coach in the Atlanta Braves minor league system.
Damon Scott Berryhill is an American former professional baseball catcher and former manager of the AAA Gwinnett Stripers. He played ten seasons for the Chicago Cubs,the Atlanta Braves,the Boston Red Sox,the Cincinnati Reds,and the San Francisco Giants of the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 1997. He threw right and was a switch hitter.
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. 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.
John William Russell is an American former catcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB),and former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played 10 seasons from 1984 to 1993 with the Philadelphia Phillies,Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers,mostly as a platoon or reserve player.
Sean Frank Kazmar Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves.
Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Oakland Athletics:
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Atlanta Braves:
Christopher Dalton Johnson is an American professional baseball coach and former player who is the assistant hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Houston Astros,Arizona Diamondbacks,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,and Miami Marlins.
Nicholas Mark Ahmed is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
David Lamont Denson is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. In 2015,Denson became the first active player affiliated with a Major League Baseball organization to publicly come out as gay.
