{"id":127781,"date":"2025-12-02T14:52:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=127781"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:52:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:52:28","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-a-legend-locked-in-braves-secure-chipper-jones-with-3%e2%80%91year-extension-to-keep-their-diamond-icon-anchored-in-atlanta-what-it-means-for-the-franchises-future-glo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=127781","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 A LEGEND LOCKED IN: Braves Secure Chipper Jones With 3\u2011Year Extension to Keep Their Diamond Icon Anchored in Atlanta \u2014 What It Means for the Franchise\u2019s Future Glory \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Braves Franchise History\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p class=\"\">1942 \u2013 The Boston Braves acquire shortstop Eddie Joost and pitcher Nate Andrews from the Reds in exchange for shortstop Eddie Miller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">2005 \u2013 The Atlanta Braves agree to terms with third baseman Chipper Jones on a three-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h5><strong>MLB History\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p class=\"\">1916 \u2013 The National Commission orders that injured players shall receive full pay for the duration of their contracts. Previously, clubs were allowed to suspend players after 15 days of pay through the injury clause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1948 \u2013 Stan Musial is named MVP of the National League after one of the most impressive individual seasons of all-time. Musial led the NL with a .365 average, 135 runs scored, 131 RBI, 230 hits, 46 doubles, 18 triples and a .702 slugging percentage. His 39 home runs were one short of Johnny Mize and Ralph Kiner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1963 \u2013 The Angels trade outfielder Leon Wagner to Cleveland for pitcher Barry Latman and a player to be named later who turns out to be first baseman Joe Adcock.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1991 \u2013 The New York Mets sign free agent outfielder Bobby Bonilla to a five-year, $29 million contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1995 \u2013 Michael Stirn, the fan who caught the ball Cal Ripken, Jr. hit for a home run on the night he broke Lou Gehrig\u2019s consecutive game streak, sells it to a Maryland businessman for $41,736.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">2013 \u2013 The Orioles send closer Jim Johnson, author of back-to-back 50-save seasons, to the Athletics in return for 2B Jemile Weeks. The A\u2019s also sign free agent P Scott Kazmir to a two-year deal worth $22 million, in expectation of losing both starter Bartolo Colon and closer Grant Balfour to free agency. Kazmir\u2019s signing will prove to be a good move, but Johnson will be a complete bust, earning his unconditional release by mid-season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Braves Franchise History 1942 \u2013 The Boston Braves acquire shortstop Eddie Joost and pitcher Nate Andrews from the Reds in exchange for shortstop Eddie Miller. 2005 \u2013 The Atlanta Braves agree to terms with third baseman Chipper Jones on a three-year contract. MLB History 1916 \u2013 The National Commission orders that injured players shall receive [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":127782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1906,4745,4489,239,4748,3896,2229,4743,4751,4749,4744,4747,1009,4746,4741,1143,17,3717,4750,4742,2343,2793],"class_list":["post-127781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-bartolo-colon","tag-bobby-bonilla","tag-boston-braves","tag-braves","tag-cal-ripken","tag-chipper-jones","tag-cleveland","tag-eddie-joost","tag-grant-balfour","tag-jemile-weeks","tag-jim-johnson","tag-johnny-mize","tag-jr","tag-nate-andrews","tag-national-commission","tag-national-league","tag-new-york-mets","tag-reds","tag-scott-kazmir","tag-stan-musial","tag-the-athletics","tag-the-orioles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udd25 A LEGEND LOCKED IN: Braves Secure Chipper Jones With 3\u2011Year Extension to Keep Their Diamond Icon Anchored in Atlanta \u2014 What It Means for the Franchise\u2019s Future Glory \ud83d\udc47 - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=127781\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udd25 A LEGEND LOCKED IN: Braves Secure Chipper Jones With 3\u2011Year Extension to Keep Their Diamond Icon Anchored in Atlanta \u2014 What It Means for the Franchise\u2019s Future Glory \ud83d\udc47 - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Braves Franchise History 1942 \u2013 The Boston Braves acquire shortstop Eddie Joost and pitcher Nate Andrews from the Reds in exchange for shortstop Eddie Miller. 2005 \u2013 The Atlanta Braves agree to terms with third baseman Chipper Jones on a three-year contract. 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