Atlanta Braves will arrange honorary gathering for Chipper Jones on September 28 - MLB Update
As an acknowledgement of his services that third-baseman Chipper Jones has rendered for the Atlanta Braves in last two decades, he will be honoured by the club with a ceremony in his name on September 28. This will be done moments before the team play their
last regular season series at home against the New York Mets.
The kind of force Jones has been in his career for the Braves, he deserves to be recognised. He has been part and parcel of splendours the club enjoyed during the whole 90’s decade. In-fact, his contribution was stand-out.
Despite the fact injuries remained an issue for him, his performance on the field and on the plate has been tremendous.
Even in the on-going season, he had to sit out on few occasions due to injury. Yet, he remained prolific on the plate, striking homers and contributing RBIs consistently.
Currently, Jones is preparing for his appearance in the All-Star Game in Kansas City on July 10. It is his last show-up as an All-Star as he will be retiring after this season. Therefore, he will be going through special moments of his life on the day.
Not only Jones, his family is also excited to watch him as part of the festivities. His friends and family members have made all the preparations to reach Kansas City in time.
However, one can take caution in believing that Jones is going to have a major role during the game. This is due to the fact that he is in the reserve player category. Furthermore, his inclusion on the roster is more a sentimental symbol than anything based
on objective assessment of the performance of a player.
It is for the same reason, he was withdrawn from the ‘Final Vote’ balloting and announced for the ASG roster even before the results had been reported.
Therefore, he will enter the game without a burden of proving anything during the play and will just be enjoying his penultimate moments as a Major Leaguer.
However, as far as position of the Braves in their Division table is concerned, Jones has a big responsibility as a hitter.
After the ASG break, Jones will be looking to get his team on top of the table and steady their quest for making it to the play-offs.
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