Chipper Jones will not change retirement plan as he leads Atlanta Braves offensively - MLB Update
After watching the third baseman Chipper Jones hitting with such finesse that even the hitters at their prime are not seen doing so, the questions about the change in his original plan of retiring after this season are being asked to him. However, from his
part, it is an emphatic no.
Jones has made up his mind. Therefore, he is going to stick with the decision of leaving Major League Baseball after this season.
Jones began the season on the disabled list. Therefore, there were rising concerns among the team officials that his injury prone body is making him a sort of burden on the team. With such an extravagant salary he claims every year, finding him injured whenever
needed by the team was testing the patience of the officials toward him.
Even some experts maintained back then that the Braves are dealing with a liability on the roster which is restricting the entry of other players that can be bought with the money accorded for Jones.
However, when Jones entered the season and started the expedition with a typical mastery on the plate, he rightly vindicated his presence in the team.
Leading the Braves currently in almost every category of the offence, he has made it clear now that without his contribution the Braves will not have performed as consistently as they have done now.
Meanwhile, as Jones has declared the retirement after this season, his terrific performance so far has not lured him into believing that he should play one more season. He is steadfast in his plan of leaving professional baseball following the end of this
season.
“I thought I was fully capable of doing what I’m doing,” he said. “In fact, I told my agent [B.B. Abbott] in spring training. He told me, ‘You can’t back-track on this [retirement decision]. If you’ve got 20 homers and you’re hitting .300 and you’ve got
80 or 90 RBIs, you can’t second-guess yourself.’ And I said, well, I’m going to have those numbers, and I’m ready to leave.”
Jones wants to spend more time with his family. Therefore, even if he keeps his present success afloat throughout the season, there are little chances that he will reverse the retirement decision.
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