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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
Throws: R
Bats: S Born: Apr 24, 1972, DeLand, FL Contract: Signed through 2008 with an option for 2009. |
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| May 16, 2008 Chipper Jones was scratched from the lineup Thursday with a groin strain, but he expects to play Friday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "It's hard to sit out, especially after a good win last night," said Jones. "But I'm thinking bigger picture. If I can miss one game here and there to avoid missing six or seven, or a 15-day DL stint, then I have to be smart enough to be able to step aside for one game." |
| May 15, 2008 Chipper Jones tweaked his right groin in his last AB on Wednesday, and as a result the Braves will sit him out on Thursday night, according to MLB.com. The pain in the groin continued Thursday while hitting off a tee, but Chipper isn't likely headed to the DL with this latest ailment. "I feel confident that we'll get this thing knocked out and I will get back in there in no time," Jones said. |
| May 14, 2008 Atlanta 3B Chipper Jones is working as one of the hottest bats in the league and continued to work as such this evening as the Braves dismissed the Phillies 8-6. Jones went 2-for-4 at the plate with one walk, hitting his 11th home run of the season in the 1st inning to set the tone for an offensive surge by the Braves. |
| May 13, 2008 Not ready to let the dream die, Chipper Jones had another three hits on Tuesday to push his average back up to .415. |
| May 12, 2008 Chipper Jones went 3-for-4 in Monday's 5-0 loss to Pittsburgh in the early game of a double-header. He also drew one walk. |
| May 7, 2008 Veteran Chipper Jones continues to get the job done for the Atlanta Braves, once again smacking the ball around the yard in the 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres this evening. Jones went 2-for-4, hitting his seventh double of the season. |
| May 6, 2008 Atlanta 3B Chipper Jones enjoyed another strong night at the plate, helping his Braves earn a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Jones went 1-for-2 at the plate with two walks, hitting his 10th home run of the season to gather two RBIs on the evening. |
| May 4, 2008 Chipper Jones went 3-for-6 with a double, homer, and five RBI in Sunday's win over the Reds. He is hitting .425 with 27 RBI through 28 games. |
| April 29, 2008 Chipper Jones is back in the lineup Tuesday after missing a pair of games with back spasms. |
| April 28, 2008 The back spasms that have bothered Chipper Jones have subsided, and he is optimistic he could return to the Braves lineup on Tuesday against the Nationals, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| April 27, 2008 Atlanta 3B Chipper Jones sat out his second consecutive game as the team reports he is struggling with back spasms. |
| April 26, 2008 Chipper Jones has been removed from the Braves' lineup after re-injuring his back while dressing for Saturday's game against the Mets, according to SI.com. He reportedly said that he threw his back out, and the severity of the ailment is yet to be decided. |
| April 24, 2008 Chipper Jones celebrated his 36th birthday by going 3-for-3 with his seventh home run of the season on Thursday. On his birthday in his career he is hitting an amazing .500-5-8-10 in 36 AB. |
| April 21, 2008 Chipper Jones is listed in the Braves lineup for Monday night despite a strained right quad, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. |
| April 21, 2008 Chipper Jones doesn't expect to miss much time after aggravating his sore right quad on Sunday. "I'm going to try to [play] tomorrow," Jones tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "But if I wake up sore and it's sore just standing around, how's it going to be playing?" Manager Bobby Cox adds that Jones is questionable for Monday but is expected to be fine after that. |
| April 20, 2008 Chipper Jones irritated his strained right quad while while running out a double and left the Braves' game against the Dodgers on Sunday, according to the AP. Jones notably tweaked his right quad on April 9 at Colorado, and felt more soreness as the Braves road trip continued in Washington. |
| April 18, 2008 Chipper Jones hit two home runs for the second straight game and knocked in four runs for the Braves on Friday night. |
| April 17, 2008 Chipper Jones went 4-for-4 with two homers and three RBI to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 8-0 on Thursday night. |
| April 15, 2008 Chipper Jones has fared well over his career against Scott Olsen, tonight's opposing pitcher for Florida, according to MLB.com. Jones is hitting 8-for-13 with two homers, two doubles, and a triple versus Olsen. |
| April 13, 2008 Chipper Jones went 3-for-5 with a homer, double, one run, and two RBI in a loss to the Nationals on Sunday. He has a six-game hitting streak and is batting .408 on the young season. |
| April 13, 2008 Chipper Jones went 3-for-5 with a homer, double, one run, and two RBI in a loss to the Nationals on Sunday. He has a six-game hitting streak and is batting .408 on the young season. |
| April 12, 2008 Chipper Jones has hit 37 homers over his career against the Nationals/Expos, according to MLB.com. |
| March 30, 2008 Chipper Jones hit a solo home run in the Braves' season opening loss to Washington on Sunday, 3-2. He hit 29 homers in 2007, and is off to a good start in that department. |
| March 8, 2008 Chipper Jones was back in action Friday, going 2-for-2 with a walk in three trips to the plate, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Chipper had a great day," manager Bobby Cox said. "He hit two balls on the button and got a walk his other time up." Jones had missed the previous four contests due to a strained hamstring. With any luck, this will be his last ailment for a while, but don't count on it. |
| March 6, 2008 Chipper Jones should be back from a strained hamstring and in the Braves lineup on Friday, this according to MLB.com. Chipper has not only hit but taken grounders in the field, so it sounds like the team is just being careful with its offensive leader early in camp. |
| March 4, 2008 Chipper Jones may be ready to return to exhibition action as soon as Thursday, according to the AP. Jones is dealing with a strained right hamstring, but the Braves aren't concerned about it. At this point, you shouldn't, either. However, at this stage of his career, you should expect him to battle to stay healthy. |
| March 4, 2008 Chipper Jones took some ground balls and 30 left-handed swings Monday and had no problems. Chipper injured his right hamstring when he was batting right-handed Sunday, and he's going to wait a couple more days before taking some swings from that side, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He hopes to play by this weekend. Chipper is always going to be dealing with some sort of nagging injury. It's nothing to be concerned about at this point. |
| March 2, 2008 Chipper Jones injured his right hamstring while taking batting practice on Sunday, according to SportsTicker. "Youre going to do it down here from time to time," Jones said. "(We) caught it early enough. I dont think this should be a big deal." Jones will turn 36 next month and has missed 158 games over the past four seasons, so this is something to watch closely. |