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Chipper Jones Named Braves Special Assistant to Baseball Operations

Three years of retirement was apparently enough for Chipper Jones, as the former All-Star will return to the Atlanta Braves in their front office.

The Braves' official Twitter account announced Thursday that Jones will be working as a special assistant to baseball operations.

Reaction to Chipper Jones' Induction into Braves HOF and No. 10 Retired

Chipper Jones was honored by the Atlanta Braves on Friday, as he was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame and had his No. 10 jersey retired.

Chipper Jones: Braves Star's Last Game Was a Nightmare

Chipper Jones has played his last game for the Atlanta Braves, but there's no doubt his career finale went about as badly as possible.

A stand-up player like Jones deserved the perfect send-off, but as we all know, that doesn't always happen.

Atlanta Braves: Standing Pat May Be Braves' Best Option

The Atlanta Braves are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, having won nine of their last 10 games.

And, they've done it with a combination of pitching and hitting.

With their recent success, and the early-season questions of needing to acquire another outfielder to take the place of Martin Prado, I'm wondering if it's best for the Braves to stand pat with their lineup.

Pablo Sandoval May Be a 2011 MLB All-Star Due to Injuries

Atlanta Braves 3B Chipper Jones has been placed on the 15-day DL with a torn meniscous and will miss the 2011 MLB All-Star Game. Philadelphia Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel came out Saturday and said that it is likely All-Star 3B Placido Palanco will miss Sunday's game, and very well could miss the All-Star game. 

Atlanta Braves: Revenge for 2010 NLDS Loss Is Sweet

The Atlanta Braves completed a sweep of the defending champion San Francisco Giants today behind a solid outing from rookie Brandon Beachy. Craig Kimbel closed out the three-game series in which Braves starters have only allowed five runs.

The sweep was particularly sweet for the Braves who fell to the Giants in the 2010 NLDS. In that series, every game came down to one run. But the Braves eventually shot themselves in the foot, committing seven errors.

2011 Atlanta Braves: The Pitching Is There, but Where Is the Offense?

We all knew coming into this season that the Braves' pitching was going to be solid. But we also felt like that the offense was going to improve. With this combination, the Braves were thought to be one of the best teams in the NL. Well, at the moment, only one of those beliefs has come true.

2011 Atlanta Braves: 8 Silver Linings Through the Season's First 10 Games

The Braves enter their mid-week series with division rival Florida Marlins 4-6, a record that most in the baseball world would call a mild fiasco for a team that garnered such praise out of March.

Chipper Jones' Milestone Underscores Magnitude of 3,000 Hits

Larry Wayne Jones has been playing for the Atlanta Braves since 1993.  Set to turn 39 on April 24th, the man you all know as "Chipper" is in his 18th season with the same club—that alone is noteworthy.

But on Friday, Jones added to his already impressive legacy by collecting a pair of hits to put his career total at 2,500.

Chipper Jones: Hit No. 2,500 Has Guaranteed This Brave a Spot in Cooperstown

What more do you want from Chipper now? 

He now has the hits, he is a few RBI from 1,500, and he has the home runs. What makes these stats more special is that he is a switch hitter.

If, more like when, he reaches that 1,500 RBI mark, then he will be only the second switch hitter in baseball history to have that amount of RBI, as well as 2,500 hits.

Some people do not think he will get in because he doesn't have 3,000 hits, or he hasn't hit 500 HRs. But what he has done, I think, should easily get him in.

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