Chipper Jones

Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. (born April 24, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who spent his entire 19-year career playing for the Atlanta Braves. Although initially a shortstop, he spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves. In 2002 and 2003, Jones played left field before returning to third base in 2004.

Jones debuted in 1993 and played his entire career with the Braves. He won the 1999 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award, as well as the 1999 and 2000 NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. He currently holds the Braves team record for career on-base percentage (.402), and on July 5, 2007, he passed Dale Murphy for third place on the Braves all-time career home run list.

Jones ended his career in 2012 with a .303 career batting average, with 468 home runs, 1,512 walks, and 1,623 RBIs in 2,499 games with 8,984 at bats. He has the most career RBIs for a third baseman. He is also behind only Eddie Murray on the all-time switch hitters career RBI list. He is considered one of the best switch hitters in the history of the game, and he is the only switch hitter in MLB history to have both a career batting average of at least .300 and 400 or more home runs.

Jones announced in March 2012 he would retire at the end of the 2012 season. Many baseball writers anticipate Jones will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as soon as he becomes eligible. On June 28, 2013, Jones' number 10 was retired by the Braves and he was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.

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