Despite his multiple injuries, Chipper Jones has repeatedly taken leadership of the Atlanta Braves. Chipper Jones was born on April 24, 1972 in Deland, Florida to Lynne and Larry Sr. Jones. He grew up in Pierson Florida, which is known for their ferns. He grew up playing baseball for the local minor league. When he was in ninth grade, Chipper’s parents made the decision to send him away to a boarding school in attempts to challenge him academically and athletically. In 1990, Bobby Cox and the Atlanta Braves chose Chipper Jones of the first pick of the Amatuere Draft (Jeff K). “In his first five major league seasons, Chipper Jones made three All-Star teams”. At the beginning of 2000 he was the MVP pick from baseball writers. By the end of the season, he was a favorite of the fans as well. (Chippers Bounce Back) …show more content…
He is ranked second in among switch hitters, third in the number of home runs by third baseman and third about the number of switch hitters. Jones is ranked fourth in RBIs among third basemen and third in RBIs among switch hitters”(Fernette). “While a rookie can expect to play 5.6 years, a player in his third season can expect to play six additional years” (Roberts). Playing a sport at any level can cause wear and tear on the athlete's body. The higher up the player gets, the higher the chances are of a major injury not only due to age but because of the years of stress on the body. Playing 162 games per season is a lot of traveling, playing the game, and stress on a person. If someone plays the average number of years-5.6-then the particular athlete will play in around 900 games their career. Chipper played about 3,500 games, almost four times the average number. Chipper thought about retiring in 2010 because of his under par statics, instead he decided to finish strong. On October 3, 2012 he finished his twenty-two year reign with the Atlanta Braves