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    Ballplayer

    Written by Chipper Jones, Carroll Rogers Walton and Bobby Cox

    Narrated by Chipper Jones and Mark Deakins

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    Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones-one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history-shares his remarkable story, while capturing the magic nostalgia that sets baseball apart from every other sport.
     
    Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame-worthy statistics during a nineteen-year career with the Atlanta Braves, he was just a country kid from small town Pierson, Florida. A kid who grew up playing baseball in the backyard with his dad dreaming that one day he'd be a major league ballplayer.  
     
    With his trademark candor and astonishing recall, Chipper Jones tells the story of his rise to the MLB ranks and what it took to stay with one organization his entire career in an era of booming free agency. His journey begins with learning the art of switch-hitting and takes off after the Braves made him the number one overall pick in the 1990 draft, setting him on course to become the linchpin of their lineup at the height of their fourteen-straight division-title run.
     
    Ballplayer takes readers into the clubhouse of the Braves' extraordinary dynasty, from the climax of the World Series championship in 1995 to the last-gasp division win by the 2005 "Baby Braves"; all the while sharing pitch-by-pitch dissections of clashes at the plate with some of the all-time great starters, such as Clemens and Johnson, as well as closers such as Wagner and Papelbon. He delves into his relationships with Bobby Cox and his famous Braves brothers-Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, among them-and opponents from Cal Ripken Jr. to Barry Bonds. The National League MVP also opens up about his overnight rise to superstardom and the personal pitfalls that came with fame; his spirited rivalry with the New York Mets; his reflections on baseball in the modern era-outrageous money, steroids, and all-and his special last season in 2012.
     
    Ballplayer immerses us in the best of baseball, as if we're sitting next to Chipper in the dugout on an endless spring day.


    Read by Mark Deakins, with the prologue and epilogue read by the Author
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 4, 2017
    ISBN9781524734770
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    • 5/5
      Chipper Jones was and is my favorite Atlanta Brave of all time, and what the 95 World Series means to me no one will ever get, and to hear his story from his mouth was incredible, will definitely be listening to this one again!
    • 4/5
      I am a lifelong diehard Mets fan so I didn’t expect myself to pick up a book about “our” arch nemesis. I always respected his play but hated that he killed us every time the Braves and Mets played. Somehow I gained a whole new, or maybe a deeper respect for him as a player and person. Well done.