Chipper Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• His uniform number was retired by the Atlanta Braves
• Visited the Georgia State Capital to put a Chipper Jones Day into law
• Won the Top Team Tournament with his Little League Team after an undefeated season
• Was the first pick in the 1990 Amateur Draft, and signed with the Atlanta Braves
• When he was 7 years old, he joined his first organized baseball team in the DeLand/Pierson Minor League program
• Quote: "Playing in a World Series is something which I cannot describe sufficiently․ All I can say is that it was the most crowning athletic achievement in my life․"
• Quote: "I will always continue to root for the Braves, watch and be around the game of baseball, and try to give back to the communities which have helped me get to where I am today․"
• Spent his entire 17-year-long MLB career playing for the Atlanta Braves
• Made his MLB debut in 1995 as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves
• His hometown, Pierson, Fla․, is known as the Fern Capital of the World, as many of the ferns used nationwide in floral bouquets were grown there