Chipper Jones

Chipper Jones ( born April 24, 1972 in DeLand, Florida, real name is Larry Wayne Jones Jr. ) was a 3rd baseman of the baseball team Atlanta Braves. He is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 100 kg.

Early in her career

Chipper 1990 was the first pick in the amateur draft. After 3 ½ years in the Minors, he had on 11 September 1993, his debut with the Atlanta Braves. The 1994 season he missed because of a knee injury. In 1995 he was one of the best rookies, by having made ​​the most RBI 's, most games and the most points among rookies. In the following years, he was always one of the best bats in the league. Before the start of the 2012 season, he said that he will resign at the end of the season.

MVP season

In 1999, Chipper Jones was elected MVP of the National League. He was the first player who had managed to hit .300 in a season ( he even beat .319 ) to hit 40 home runs (45 ), 40 (41), doubles to beat, to get 100 (126 ) Walks, to hit 100 (110 ), RBI 's, to achieve 100 runs (116 ) and steal 20 bases (25).

2000 to today

In 2002 and 2003 he played in leftfield, so Vinny Castilla was able to play at 3rd base. However, due to a hamstring injury in 2004, he played back to 3rd base. On 16 August 2004, he hit his 300th home run. In the 2006 season he became the Atlanta Braves player with the most hits and with the most RBI 's. He also proposed for the first time three homers in a game.

Achievements

• TSN Rookie of the Year
• 8x All-Star (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2011, 2012 )
• National League MVP (1999)
• National League Batting Champion ( 2008)
• 2x Silver Slugger
• 4 × NL Player of the Week
• 8 seasons in succession with 100 RBI 's
• Most home runs in a season by a switch hitter