Chipper Jones

Atlanta Braves veteran third baseman Chipper Jones has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to repair a tear in his left knee and is expected to be out for three weeks. The procedure was performed Monday in Atlanta by Dr. Marvin Royster. Jones ...  

Atlanta Braves - PlayerWatchChicago Tribune3B Chipper Jones had his bruise -- officially a hematoma -- drained Saturday morning by team physician Dr. Marvin Royster. The surgical procedure alleviated much of the pressure in his lower left leg. "I can't feel my heartbeat there anymore," Jones ...  

Boscan is hitting below the Mendoza line this year at Gwinnett, struggling even more of late, while the other catcher at Gwinnett, Jose Yepez, has been hitting well of late. Yepez has hit .321 in his last 10 games, including hits in six of his ...  

(AP) -- The Atlanta Braves weren't able to get much offense going with Chipper Jones out of the lineup the last two games. They could certainly use him in their next contest. The Braves and Cincinnati Reds open a four-game series Monday night with each ...  

Preamble: Is it possible that the Braves success or failure comes down to a single player? That's not often the case in baseball, but if you take a look at Atlanta's record without Chipper Jones, you certainly couldn't be blamed for wondering. The Braves ...  

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves are placing Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised left leg. Manager Fredi Gonzalez says the team has to make the move because it needs the roster spot to call up a catcher. Backup catcher David Ross left ...  

CINCINNATI (AP) Braves third baseman Chipper Jones was out for the third straight game Monday because of a bruised left calf, saying he's a day or two away from being able to play. He really wants to be back on the field sometime during a four-game series ...  

ATLANTA -- Braves third baseman Chipper Jones had nothing but admiration for the Nationals and their right-hander, Stephen Strasburg, who will be pitching against Atlanta on Saturday afternoon at 4:05 p.m. ET. In fact, Jones went so far as to ...  

General manager Frank Wren says he can't really evaluate the team right now because they've been missing so many key pieces, notably third baseman Chipper Jones, and until the last few games, catcher Brian McCann and first baseman Freddie Freeman.  

What follows is an early version of tonight’s column, focusing on the Braves’ problems when Chipper Jones is out of the lineup. We’ll live blog from the first pitch. Thanks.) When the Braves returned home Friday night, they didn’t have ...  

In addition to Jones' bruised leg, catcher Brian McCann missed his fourth straight start with flu-like symptoms on Friday ... but he has been suffering from dry eyes and spent Friday getting new contacts as well as a pair of prescription glasses.  

ATLANTA — Chipper Jones is missing his seventh straight start because of a bruised leg, and Brian McCann is out for the fourth straight game with flu-like symptoms, leaving the Braves short-handed against the Nationals. There was still swelling and disco ...  

The Braves also planned to hold out Brian McCann against the Nationals for the fourth straight game with flulike symptoms before backup catcher David Ross left the game with a right groin strain. McCann entered as a pinch-runner in the second inning when ...  

A week later against the Atlanta Braves, Frazier hit his first ever walk-off home run of his career when he hit a solo shot off Atlanta reliever Cristhian Martinez. Four days later while playing against the Colorado Rockies, Frazier breaks and lets go of ...  

Chipper's last start was May 18th, when he was hit by a B.J. Upton one-hopper (Getty Images) Chipper Jones isn't the Braves' leading hitter. He doesn't lead them in slugging percentage or OPS. He doesn't lead them in home runs or RBI. They just don't win ...