70 Facts About Andruw Jones

Andruw Rudolf Jones is a Curacaoan former baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Atlanta Braves.

Andruw Jones was a noted defensive specialist for most of his career and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for outfielders every year from 1998 through 2007.

Andruw Jones had a strong throwing arm in addition to his elite fielding.

Andruw Jones was an MLB All-Star five times, and he won both the Hank Aaron Award and a Silver Slugger Award for outfielders in 2005.

Andruw Jones made his MLB debut during the 1996 season with the Atlanta Braves.

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Andruw Jones proved to be a top defensive player, leading all center fielders in putouts and total zone runs five years in a row from 1998 to 2002.

Andruw Jones improved with All-Star seasons in 2002 and 2003, but in 2004, he failed to hit at least 30 home runs for the first time since 1999 and exceeded 100 strikeouts, which became a regular occurrence thereafter.

Andruw Jones concluded his MLB career with brief stints for the Rangers, White Sox, and Yankees, transitioning from a center fielder to designated hitter and a fourth outfielder role.

Andruw Jones was born on April 23,1977, in the capital city of Willemstad on the Caribbean island nation of Curacao.

Andruw Jones could handle any position on the field, but because of his powerful arm, Jones often found himself at catcher or third base.

Andruw Jones signed with the Atlanta Braves organization as a free agent in 1993 at the age of 16.

Andruw Jones was promoted to Danville of the Appalachian League after only 27 games with the Braves farm team in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Andruw Jones finished the season with 25 home runs and 100 runs batted in.

Andruw Jones spent his early time in the majors playing in right field because established center fielder Marquis Grissom was already entrenched in the position.

Andruw Jones was selected to the Braves' postseason roster in 1996.

In Game 1 of the 1996 World Series on October 20,1996, Andruw Jones was able to demonstrate his talents on the national stage.

Andruw Jones became the youngest player ever to homer in the World Series at the age of 19 years, 180 days, breaking Mickey Mantle's record of 20 years, 362 days — on what would have been Mantle's 65th birthday.

Andruw Jones joined Gene Tenace as the only other player to hit home runs in his first two World Series at bats.

Andruw Jones hit his first home run of the season against Jeff McCurry of the Rockies.

Andruw Jones led the National League in Plate Appearances and At Bats.

Andruw Jones struggled in the National League Division Series against the Cardinals.

Andruw Jones finished with 34 home runs and 104 RBIs but his average dropped to only.

Andruw Jones maintained a similar batting performance in 2002, but was still playing superb defense.

Andruw Jones became the 11th player in MLB history to homer in four straight at-bats.

Andruw Jones became the first Braves player to hit three home runs in a game since Jeff Blauser did it in 1992.

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In 2003, with the power-hitting Gary Sheffield in the line-up, Andruw Jones achieved a new career high-water mark in RBIs, with 116.

Andruw Jones made his third All Star team and homered in the game.

Andruw Jones was named to the All Star team, the fourth of his career.

Andruw Jones became the first Braves hitter to hit 40 home runs in a season since Javy Lopez did it in 2003.

Andruw Jones became the first hitter since Alex Rodriguez and Jim Thome to hit at least 50 home runs in a season.

Andruw Jones became the 12th player in history to hit 300 home runs before his 30th birthday.

Andruw Jones hit a major league-leading 51 home runs, surpassing Hank Aaron's and Eddie Mathews' single-season club record, and winning the Babe Ruth Home Run Award.

Andruw Jones' torrid hitting in the summer, especially while teammate Chipper Andruw Jones was out with an injury, helped carry the Braves to their 14th consecutive division championship.

Andruw Jones finished just behind St Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols in the 2005 NL MVP vote.

Andruw Jones started the season by hitting a home run off a pitch from Derek Lowe.

Andruw Jones finished the game by going 2 for 4 with a home run, 4 runs batted in, a strikeout, and a base on balls.

Andruw Jones became the first hitter in Atlanta's history to have consecutive seasons of at least 40 homers.

Andruw Jones finished the 2006 season with 41 home runs and 129 RBIs.

Andruw Jones became more selective at the plate, which helped him score 107 runs during 2006, an increase of 12 over the prior year and his most in a single season since 2000.

Andruw Jones had an unexpectedly poor start to the season, striking out 51 times in 41 games and carrying a batting average in the low.

Andruw Jones was honored with a Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding center fielder in MLB.

Andruw Jones finished the 2007 season with 26 home runs and 94 RBIs.

On December 5,2007, Andruw Jones agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, worth $36.

Andruw Jones was put on the disabled list for the first time in his entire career on May 25,2008.

Andruw Jones had knee surgery after injuring his knee during batting practice earlier that day.

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On July 27,2008, the Dodgers manager Joe Torre benched Andruw Jones and said that he would only be used as a spot starter in the future.

On September 13,2008, Andruw Jones was put on the 60-day disabled list, and removed from the playoff roster, putting an end to his season with the Dodgers.

Andruw Jones stated that he did not wish to return to the Dodgers in 2009, saying that the Los Angeles fans did not give him a fair chance.

Andruw Jones reportedly turned down a similar offer from the New York Yankees to compete for their center field job and expressed an interest in staying with the Rangers even though he would likely not be a starter.

Andruw Jones was originally intended to be a pinch-hitter for the Rangers, but found a starting outfield role due to an injury to Josh Hamilton.

Andruw Jones would go 3-for-5 in his Rangers debut with an RBI and two runs scored.

Andruw Jones was faced with an opportunity to play against his old club, the Dodgers.

Andruw Jones had a chance to hit his fourth home run of the game in his final two at-bats, but he popped out and struck out.

Unlike what he had done with the Braves and Dodgers in previous seasons, Andruw Jones showed up to camp in shape, a full 30 pounds under his previous weight.

Andruw Jones finished the year with nineteen home runs in 278 at-bats.

Andruw Jones scored 41 runs, had 48 RBI and 64 base hits in 107 games, the most games he has appeared in since 2007.

Andruw Jones re-signed with the Yankees for the 2012 season on December 30,2011.

Andruw Jones finished the regular season with 26 home runs in 478 at-bats.

Andruw Jones scored 81 runs, had 94 RBI, 116 base hits and 105 walks in 143 games, helping Eagles to clinch their first Pacific League Championship.

Since playing in Japan, Andruw Jones attempted comebacks in both the 2015 and 2016 MLB seasons.

Andruw Jones officially retired from baseball in February 2016 and was hired by the Braves as a special assistant later that month.

However, Andruw Jones' weakness has been hitting against the breaking ball and hitting for good average.

Andruw Jones has not stolen at least 10 bases since he stole 11 in 2001.

Andruw Jones owned the lowest batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and runs scored in a season for a hitter that belted 50+ home runs in a season.

Andruw Jones is one of five center fielders to record at least 400 putouts in a season six times.

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Two years later, in 2015, Andruw Jones was selected to play with the National Dutch team as a first baseman for the 2015 Premier 12.

Andruw Jones later announced that those were his final games as a player.

Early on the morning of Christmas Day, 2012, Andruw Jones was arrested for battery after police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call between him and his wife Nicole in suburban Atlanta.

Andruw Jones has appeared on balloting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 2018, when he received 7.

Andruw Jones's support grew even stronger on the 2022 ballot, reaching up to 41.