This fabulous Atlanta Braves jersey was worn during the 2011 season by 8-time All-Star third baseman Chipper Jones. The jersey is by Majestic, Size 48, and it is a faithful re-creation of the style worn by the Braves during the 1974 season. It is the home version, white with the script “Braves ” running diagonally across the chest, block numbers on the front and back, and a feather design on the sleeves. The team name and the numbers each have three colors, blue on white with red outlines. The feathers are also red, white and blue. There is no player name on the backs, whicht is correct for that style. There is a small “CIVIL RIGHTS GAME” patch on the back of the collar. The jersey is in excellent condition, showing a little wear but no damage, it has been stored in a smoke free home. There is an MLB authentication sticker on the back “0” of Jones’s number 10; the number is FJ180824, and it authenticates the jersey as game used. Jones has signed the jersey on the back with the notation civil rights game worn! And has added the date of 5-11-11. The jersey also comes with a letter of authenticity from Steiner Sports. As an amateur, Jones was regarded as a tremendous prospect, so much so that he was the first overall draft choice in major-league baseball in the 1990 draft. Legend has it that both Jones and the Braves owe his career there in part to an obscure pitcher named Todd van Poppel who announced that he would not play for the Braves. Good news for the Braves, bad news for the Oakland A’s, who took him in the first round; he went on to post a 40-52 career won-loss record with a 5.52 ERA. Jones, meanwhile, was one of those rare players who is expected to be great and turns out to be even better than that. He spent 23 years in the Braves organization, 19 of those in the majors; the Braves were the only team he was ever to play for, a rare thing in these times, and he went on to become one of the best four or five players in Braves history. One of the things that made Jones so incredibly valuable is that he was that rarest of combinations, a switch-hitter who could hit with great And consistent, power, and still maintain a high batting average. His list of awards and accomplishments goes on for quite a while: 8 All-Star selections, and still This combination was so effective that he was able to combine 468 career home runs and a. 303 career batting average. His list of accomplishments and aards goes on for quite a while: 8 All-Star selections, a National League batting championship, 2 Silver Sluggers, and a Most Valuable Player award, and that’s just for starters. No third baseman in the history of the game ever knocked in more runs than he did, and only one switch-hitter did so; that was Eddie Murray. No other switch-hitter in baseball history ever finished with a career average over. 300 and more than 400 homers. His greatness was not sporadic, either; he showed it. In one 8-year stretch, he hit. 300 or better with 26 or more home runs in 7 of the 8 years. If a player does that for a year or two he is acknowledged as really exceptional; for Jones it was routine. The result of these accomplishments was that his number 10 was retired by the Braves, and he is expected to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible. The item “CHIPPER JONES Atlanta Braves Game Used Autographed jersey WithLOA” is in sale since Tuesday, May 30, 2017. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Game Used Memorabilia\Baseball-MLB\Jerseys”. The seller is “fgdesq” and is located in Sebastopol, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Team: Atlanta Braves