Chipper Jones

Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr, född den 24 april 1972 i DeLand i Florida, är en amerikansk före detta professionell basebollspelare som spelade 19 säsonger i Major League Baseball (MLB) 1993 och 1995–2012. Jones var främst tredjebasman.

Jones draftades av Atlanta Braves i 1990 års MLB-draft och var sedan klubben trogen under hela karriären.^[1] Han var knäskadad hela 1994 års säsong.^[2]

Jones vann en World Series (1995) och erhöll under sin karriär flera utmärkelser, bland andra National Leagues MVP Award (1999) och två Silver Slugger Awards (1999–2000). Vidare togs han ut till åtta all star-matcher och hade högst slaggenomsnitt i MLB 2008.^[3] Den 28 juni 2013 pensionerade Braves hans tröjnummer 10^[4] och den 24 januari 2018 blev han invald i National Baseball Hall of Fame^[5].

Referenser

Noter

^ Bowman, Mike. ”Chipper a wise choice for Braves in 1990 Draft” (på engelska). Major League Baseball. https://www.mlb.com/news/chipper-jones-right-pick-for-braves-in-1990-c287784536.
^ Associated Press. ”Injury to Chipper Jones takes joy out of rout” (på engelska). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/23/sports/injury-to-chipper-jones-takes-joy-out-of-rout.html.
^ Holland, Taylor. ”Chipper Jones: Where he ranks among MLB's 15 greatest all-time third basemen” (på engelska). Bleacher Report. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/704181-chipper-jones-where-he-ranks-among-mlbs-15-greatest-all-time-third-baseman#slide1.
^ Associated Press. ”Braves retire Chipper Jones' No. 10” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9434696/atlanta-braves-retire-chipper-jones-no-10-jersey.
^ Bowman, Mark. ”Head of the class: Chipper elected to Hall” (på engelska). Major League Baseball. https://www.mlb.com/news/chipper-jones-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame-c265267272.

Webbkällor

”Chipper Jones Stats, Fantasy & News” (på engelska). Major League Baseball. https://www.mlb.com/player/chipper-jones-116706. Läst 8 september 2020.
”Chipper Jones Stats” (på engelska). Baseball-Reference.com. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesch06.shtml. Läst 8 september 2020.
”Chipper Jones Minor Leagues Statistics & History” (på engelska). Baseball-Reference.com. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-005lar. Läst 8 september 2020.

Externa länkar

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Bilder & media

[1] Bowman, Mike. ”Chipper a wise choice for Braves in 1990 Draft” (på engelska). Major League Baseball. https://www.mlb.com/news/chipper-jones-right-pick-for-braves-in-1990-c287784536.

[2] Associated Press. ”Injury to Chipper Jones takes joy out of rout” (på engelska). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/23/sports/injury-to-chipper-jones-takes-joy-out-of-rout.html.

[3] Holland, Taylor. ”Chipper Jones: Where he ranks among MLB's 15 greatest all-time third basemen” (på engelska). Bleacher Report. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/704181-chipper-jones-where-he-ranks-among-mlbs-15-greatest-all-time-third-baseman#slide1.

[4] Associated Press. ”Braves retire Chipper Jones' No. 10” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9434696/atlanta-braves-retire-chipper-jones-no-10-jersey.

[5] Bowman, Mark. ”Head of the class: Chipper elected to Hall” (på engelska). Major League Baseball. https://www.mlb.com/news/chipper-jones-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame-c265267272.

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