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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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| December 2, 2005 Chipper Jones restructured his contract Friday to help keep the Braves competitive in the free agent market, according to the AP. Jones agreed to reduce his salary for this upcoming season from $17 million to $11 million and could save the Braves about $15 million over the next three seasons. The new deal keeps Chipper in Atlanta through at least 2008 and includes and option for 2009. |
| September 14, 2005 Chipper Jones was back in the Braves' lineup Wednesday after not starting Tuesday night because of strained left quadriceps, according to the AP. |
| September 14, 2005 Chipper Jones was out of the starting lineup Tuesday with a strained left quadriceps, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Braves believe it will be a few days before he returns. |
| September 13, 2005 Chipper Jones was out of the lineup on Tuesday with a strained left quadriceps, according to the AP. Jones was injured in Monday night's game, and is day-to-day. |
| August 31, 2005 Chipper Jones left the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader because of a stomach virus, according to the AP. |
| August 11, 2005 Chipper Jones, who has been sidelined the past nine days with a rotator cuff strain, appeared as a pinch-hitter Thursday night and struck out. |
| August 9, 2005 Chipper Jones underwent an MRI exam that showed a sprain to his right rotator cuff, according to the AP. He was out of the lineup for the sixth straight game on Tuesday and he didn't sound optimistic about his chances of returning anytime soon. "I hope to play sometime on this (12-game) homestand," Jones said. He is available to pinch hit, but his shoulder is too sore to throw. "I need a relay man from third to first," Jones joked. |
| August 6, 2005 Chipper Jones missed his fourth straight game on Saturday with a strained rotator cuff, according to the AP. |
| August 6, 2005 Chipper Jones missed his third straight start Friday with a strained right rotator cuff, according to the AP. |
| August 4, 2005 The AP reports that Chipper Jones threw lightly and took batting practice on Thursday, two days after injuring his right shoulder. Jones is hoping to be back in action as soon as this weekend. |
| August 4, 2005 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Chipper Jones hopes to take part in the weekend series against the Cardinals which begins Friday. He's nursing a strained rotator cuff that bothers him most when throwing. "Right now, I'd have to flip it sidearm," he said. "It's still pretty sore, but the pain isn't radiating down my arm like it was. I'm encouraged by the improvement overnight." |
| August 3, 2005 Chipper Jones sat out Wednesday's game with a strained rotator cuff that he suffered in Tuesday night's game, according to the AP. He is day-to-day, but no special treatment is necessary. |
| August 3, 2005 The Braves medical staff believes that the injured shoulder of Chipper Jones will only cost him a few days, according to the Braves official site. "I doubt if he can play [Wednesday]," manager Bobby Cox said. "It's not worse than that." Jones suffered the injury Tuesday night while diving for a ground ball. |
| August 2, 2005 Chipper Jones left Tuesday night's game in the fourth inning with an apparent injury to his right shoulder, according to the AP. Jones suffered the injury while diving to his left in an attempt to stop a sharp ground ball. |
| July 27, 2005 The injured left foot of Chipper Jones is likely to bother him for the rest of the season, according to the Braves official site. "It's not going to heal this season," said Jones. However, Jones has attributed his poor second half start to his bad timing, not the discomfort of his foot. |
| July 24, 2005 Chipper Jones was a last-minute scratch from Saturday's lineup after experiencing soreness in his left foot during batting practice, according to the AP. He grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh. |
| July 18, 2005 Chipper Jones went 1-for-4 with his eighth home run of year Monday night in his first game since coming off the disabled list. Jones had been sidelined with a partially torn ligament in his left foot. |
| July 18, 2005 The Braves activated Chipper Jones from the 15-day DL, according to the AP. He has been out with a partially torn ligament in his left foot. Jones was hitting .282 with seven homers and 26 RBI prior to the injury. |
| July 16, 2005 The Braves will wait until Monday to activate Chipper Jones from the disabled list, in part because they don't want to demote a pitcher before then. |
| July 16, 2005 Chipper Jones completed his brief minor league rehab stint at Class-A Rome in a rain-abbreviated game Friday night and is scheduled to rejoin the Braves today in New York, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jones has been on the disabled list since June 6 because of a deep bone bruise and a partially torn tendon in his left foot. |
| July 15, 2005 Chipper Jones, on the DL with an injured toe, played his second injury rehab game for Class-A Rome on Thursday night and was 2-for-3. |
| July 14, 2005 Chipper Jones will play at least three or four more games at Class-A Rome on an injury rehab assignment before returning to the big leagues, according to the AP. He is on the disabled list with an injured left foot. |
| July 14, 2005 As expected, Chipper Jones began his rehab assignment on Wednesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Recovering from a foot injury, he could be activated after playing a couple of more rehab games. |
| July 9, 2005 Chipper Jones is expected to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday at Class A Rome, according to the Braves' official site. "A lot is going to depend on how I feel mobility-wise and how I feel at the plate," Jones said. "I don't want to come back into the lineup and come out struggling. I want to go out there and produce like a guy in the middle of the lineup should." Jones is out with an injured left foot. |
| July 7, 2005 Chipper Jones, on the disabled list with an injured toe ligament in his left foot, hopes to take live batting practice before Friday's game against Milwaukee, according to the AP. |
| July 1, 2005 Chipper Jones was given permission to remove his protective boot on Thursday and take some swings off of a tee, according to the Braves official site. Jones is suffering from a partially torn ligament in his left foot. He will be re-evaluated July 7 in Atlanta. |
| June 28, 2005 Chipper Jones has been encouraged lately by the fact that he's been able to walk without any discomfort, according to the Braves official site. Jones is suffering from an injured left foot. "I could feel it in everything that I did a couple of weeks ago," he said. "Now I can walk pain-free." He will have his foot re-examined on Thursday. |
| June 9, 2005 Chipper Jones will not need surgery on his injured left foot but will still be out four-to-six weeks, according to the AP. Jones will wear an immobilization boot on his left foot for at least four weeks. |
| June 9, 2005 The Braves will find out today whether Chipper Jones will have surgery on the lateral collateral ligament in the second toe of his left foot that would sideline him two months or longer, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jones seems to be leaning toward having the surgery. |
| June 8, 2005 Chipper Jones will miss at least three or four weeks with his injured left foot, according to the Macon Telegraph. The MRI showed a partial ligament tear and a severe bone bruise in the foot. Jones stated that the injury might require surgery. "I don't want it to linger into the offseason and into next season," he said. "I want to take care of it now." |
| June 7, 2005 Chipper Jones will be sent to a foot specialist in North Carolina to determine the seriousness of his foot injury, according to the AP. Jones was examined by two doctors in Atlanta and underwent an MRI on his ailing foot Tuesday, but the Braves didn't release any details about the exam. "Until he's examined by the doctor in North Carolina, we have nothing more to say," general manager John Schuerholz said. "He will go there as soon as he can." |
| June 7, 2005 If Chipper Jones needs surgery for the ligament injury on the second toe of his foot, he'll be out for a lengthy period, perhaps most or all of the season, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| June 6, 2005 The Braves placed Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list Monday with an injured left foot, and they still aren't sure how long he will be out, according to the AP. |
| June 5, 2005 Chipper Jones needed to be helped off the field after reinjuring his left foot on Sunday. He couldn't even make it out of the batters' box after grounding out. "It buckled, I don't know how else to explain it," Jones said. "I couldn't take another step. It was like someone shot me in the foot." He missed seven games in April the last time he injured the foot, and he said the pain was worse this time. "Nobody seems to know what's wrong with it. I was initially diagnosed with a bone bruise, but it's safe to say five weeks later it's not a bruise. Maybe we'll take a closer look at it and see what's wrong." |
| June 4, 2005 Chipper Jones was held out of the starting lineup Saturday with a sore heel, according to the AP. He did come in to pinch-hit, however, and flew out. |
| May 24, 2005 Chipper Jones, who is recovering from a strained left oblique muscle, was held out of the starting lineup for the second straight game Tuesday night. He participated in batting practice but was not able to play in the game. |
| May 20, 2005 Chipper Jones started on Friday despite straining his rib cage in batting practice Tuesday. He went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. |
| May 18, 2005 Chipper Jones was scratched from the Braves' lineup on Tuesday because of a strained muscle in his left side. Jones is listed as day-to-day. |
| May 4, 2005 Chipper Jones started on Wednesday for the first time since April 24 and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. He had been out with a bruised foot. |
| May 3, 2005 Chipper Jones was not in the lineup for the seventh straight game Tuesday night, and the Braves acknowledged that his ailing left foot might be more than just a bone bruise. "It's possible that he might have stretched a ligament in there," Braves trainer Jeff Porter told the AP. |
| May 1, 2005 Chipper Jones was limited to pinch-hitting for the third straight game on Sunday because of a bruised foot. The Braves are cautiously optimistic that he'll be able to return to the lineup on Tuesday. |
| April 29, 2005 Chipper Jones was not in the starting lineup for the Braves on Friday night because of his bruised left foot. Manager Bobby Cox said he hopes that Jones will be ready to play on Saturday. |
| April 26, 2005 Chipper Jones was out of the starting lineup for the Braves on Monday because of a bruised left foot. He is considered day-to-day. |
| April 24, 2005 Chipper Jones left Sunday's game with a bruised left foot. X-rays were negative, and Jones is listed as day-to-day. |