Glad forty ninth birthday to 10-time Gold Glover, five-time All-Star and member of the 2026 Professional Baseball Corridor of Fame inductee class, Andruw Jones!
Jones made his MLB debut within the 1996 season with the Atlanta Braves, however needed to wait till 1997 to turn out to be an on a regular basis participant for the membership. In that season he hit .231 with 18 dwelling runs and 70 RBIs. to complete fifth in Rookie of the 12 months voting. In 1998 he gained his first of 10-consecutive Gold Gloves, which means he was a Gold Glover in all however his first two seasons within the ATL.
In 2005 he completed second in MVP voting, hitting an MLB-best 51 dwelling runs whereas driving in a Nationwide League-best 128 runs. He left Atlanta after 12 seasons, taking part in for the Dodgers, White Sox and Yankees earlier than taking part in in Japan and retiring after 2014.
Most not too long ago, Jones managed Group Netherlands on the 2026 World Baseball Basic, the place they completed final of their pool.
Which brings us to right this moment’s quiz. Jones is certainly one of 34 gamers in Main League historical past to hit 50 dwelling runs in a season. What number of of these gamers are you able to identify in 5 minutes?
Good luck!
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