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Chipper Jones To Retire Following 2012 Season
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [March 22, 2012 at 8:58am CST]
Chipper Jones is about to embark on his 19th and final MLB season. The Braves
announced that their 39-year-old third baseman will retire following the 2012
campaign.
Jones, the first overall selection in the 1990 draft, has spent his entire
career with the Braves organization and leads all active players in service
with one club. The Braves and Jones have expressed mutual interest in
continuing to work together in future years.
Jones' contract included a 2013 club option for $7MM that would have become
guaranteed at $9MM if Jones had played 123 games in 2012. The BB Abbott
client earned upwards of $155MM as a Major Leaguer, according to
Baseball-Reference.