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Braves Add Chipper Jones To Coaching Staff In Part-Time Role

By Steve Adams | February 1, 2021 at 2:22pm CDT

The Braves announced Monday that Hall of Famer Chipper Jones will join their Major League coaching staff on a part-time basis as a hitting consultant.

Jones, 48, knows a thing or two about hitting — as evidenced both by his plaque in Cooperstown and his career .303/.401/.529 batting line. Jones spent each of his 19 Major League seasons with the Braves and made eight All-Star teams and won a batting title along the way. A beacon of consistency and excellence, Jones can lay claim to the incredible feat of batting over .300 from both the right side of the plate and the left side of the plate in his remarkable career. He also walked more often (1512 times) than he struck out (1409) over that span of nearly two decades.

Jones has been working as a special assistant to GM Alex Anthopoulos in recent years, but he’ll now take a more hands-on role with the players on the field. Carroll Rogers Walton of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that Jones will work alongside assistant hitting coaches Jose Castro and Bobby Magallanes under hitting coach Kevin Seitzer. He will not be in the dugout or travel with the team, however. Rather, he’ll focus on video work with Braves’ hitters and work with them in the cages.

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  1. Rangers29

    3 weeks ago

    Fans of different teams: What ex player of your team do you think would be a good manager for your respective club?

    My Rangers? Mike Napoli.

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    • Arthur Morgan

      3 weeks ago

      Dodgers – Chase Utley

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      • rememberthecoop

        3 weeks ago

        Cubs – David Ross Oops, wait…

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        • BravesCanada

          3 weeks ago

          Braves – David Ross

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        • hashtahjimboutonwasright

          3 weeks ago

          Expos – David Ross

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        • VegasGreek

          3 weeks ago

          Orioles-Lee Mazzilli, Oh wait.

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        • bravesfan88

          3 weeks ago

          Braves – Mark Derosa, Brian McCann, Martin Prado, and last but not least Eddie Perez (although, he’s already been a bullpen coach)

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      • champion1701

        3 weeks ago

        Chase Utley was a dirty player, hes the last dodger I’d want to see as a manager. Imo Utley is a pos

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        • philliesphan77

          3 weeks ago

          Lol

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    • RunDMC

      3 weeks ago

      This is kind of unfair since he’s a coach already and I believe has interviewed for a managerial role, but former catcher and current ATL bullpen coach Eddie Perez – Maddux’s catcher. A lot of charisma, can call with the best of them, player’s coach, etc.

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      • bravesiowafan

        3 weeks ago

        RunDMC chipper has never applied to a managerial vacancy. He’s stayed out of coach since he retired to spend more time with his family hence why he’s gone from special assistant to actually coaching.

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        • BravesCanada

          3 weeks ago

          You misread the comment above. The whole thing was referring to Eddie

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      • NashvilleJeff

        3 weeks ago

        Perez isn’t the “current ATL bullpen coach.” Perez moved to the first base coaching job in May 2016 and was replaced by Marty Reed when Fredi Gonzalez was fired. At the end of 2017, both Perez and Terry Pendleton were relieved from their on field coaching positions and offered “advisory roles w/in the organization.” Marty Reed, former pitching coach at AAA Gwinnett, served as the bp coach from May 2016 until he was replaced this past December by Drew French. French was the Astro’s AAA pitching coach in 2019 and was scheduled to be the 2020 pitching coach of the Texas Ranger’s AAA affiliate Round Rock Express before the season was cancelled.

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      • bravesfan88

        3 weeks ago

        Drew Fench is their current bullpen coach..

        I think Eddie Perez left his role a couple years ago, unfortunately. I really thought he would be a candidate to manage his own squad by now, but he hasn’t had the opportunity just yet.

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    • curlydub

      3 weeks ago

      Nyjer Morgan.

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      • paddyo875

        3 weeks ago

        Curly…That’s funny!

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    • WereAllJustGuestsHere

      3 weeks ago

      Charlie O’Brien – Blue Jays

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      • Curveball1984

        3 weeks ago

        Cubs – Steve Stone. He just “never had the guts” to put on the uniform as Lou Piniella put it.

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        • jocpedersonsmom

          3 weeks ago

          Stony angled for a GM job for many years but I think he wanted it to just drop into his lap.

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    • paddyo875

      3 weeks ago

      AJ Ellis

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    • For Love of the Game

      3 weeks ago

      Don’t do it. My Tigers hired now-HOFer Alan Trammell as manager a couple decades ago. It broke my heart when they had to fire one of the nicest guys in baseball, but that’s what happens to almost every manager at some point. Hired to be fired

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      • Yankee Clipper

        3 weeks ago

        Billy Martin.

        Oh, wait….

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    • pd14athletics

      3 weeks ago

      A’s – Mark Ellis

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    • bryancolwell

      3 weeks ago

      Good question @Rangers29. For my White Sox I’d probably say Frank Thomas or Jim Thome

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    • chippahawk

      3 weeks ago

      FINALLLY, part time coach part time major league bow hunter. What a life out at the double dime!

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    • David Barista

      3 weeks ago

      AJ Pierzynski

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    • Yankee Clipper

      3 weeks ago

      Yankees – Whitey Ford & Mickey Mantle.

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      • fudd5150

        3 weeks ago

        You got a ouji board?

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    • ahh

      3 weeks ago

      Rockies – definitely not Walt Weiss. Saying Girardi is sort of cheating, so I’ll go with Vinny Castilla.

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    • champion1701

      3 weeks ago

      Giants – Javier Lopez or Jeff Kent

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    • jay13

      3 weeks ago

      Royals- Tony Pena Jr

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    • sufferfortribe

      3 weeks ago

      Indians — Albert Belle. If the players slack off, he’d kick their ass.

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    • archhalo44

      3 weeks ago

      Angels – Darren Erstad

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    • lordd99

      3 weeks ago

      Yankees.

      Just retired: Erik Kratz
      Star category: A-Rod

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    • JrodFunk5

      3 weeks ago

      Tigers – Curtis Granderson

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  2. Lloyd Emerson

    3 weeks ago

    I can only hope this means he’s not in the broadcast booth anymore, because he is awful in the broadcast booth.

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    • John Kappel

      3 weeks ago

      I’d still take him in the booth over Frenchy. Francoeur is terrible.

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      • BravesCanada

        3 weeks ago

        I prefer Glav. Chip makes a dumb dad joke or pop culture reference and Tom just ignores it.

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  3. rodcannon

    3 weeks ago

    Nice to see Larry back in the game.

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  4. For Love of the Game

    3 weeks ago

    Not a Braves fan, but how cool! Whole career with one team. You rarely see that anymore.

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  5. curlydub

    3 weeks ago

    Chipper high on the list of retired players I would give my left arm to hear preach about hitting. Wouldn’t really get to whiff in the cage anymore but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make. -A Nats fan

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    • rememberthecoop

      3 weeks ago

      I’m no hall if Famer or anything, but I have to think that your hitting would suffer greatly if you gave your left arm.

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    • Curveball1984

      3 weeks ago

      Actually contrary to popular belief… great hitters are usually awful coaches. Ken Harrelson said as much about Ted Williams. David Samson & Giancarlo Stanton said Barry Bonds were pretty bad with the Fish. I don’t think Ryne Sandberg got great marks either. Why? Because to a HOF-caliber player, playing the game excellent came so natural – they couldn’t explain how they did it. I can think of some examples… Javy Baez & Willson Contreas gave high marks to Manny Ramirez & Ryan Dempster & Kerry Wood gave high marks to Greg Maddux. There’s a reason most HOF managers weren’t great players.

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      • bravesiowafan

        3 weeks ago

        Curveball your logic only makes sense in an alternate reality.

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        • black69

          3 weeks ago

          I think the difference is that, despite all of the appearances, Chipper was actually a highly studied and learned ball player. He infamously kept decades old note books and relived notes taken from previous at bats crossing many seasons. His cerebral input would be of great value.

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        • bhambrave

          3 weeks ago

          Chipper understands the science of hitting, and apparently he’s good at breaking down a players swing and identifying flaws. From what I’ve read, a single session with him has helped multiple players.

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        • bravesfan88

          3 weeks ago

          Plus, when he really struggled, he asked his dad for some advice. Shortly after, he would get back in his groove..

          With his own knowledge, plus all the lessons he learned from his dad along the way, Chipper has already been credited as being a “good” hitting coach.

          I figured this would only be a matter of time, and I think it is only a matter of time before he’s back in the dugout. Chipper just CANNOT stay away from the game. He already helps out during ST, and does some announcing..I think next is this role, and he will be a full-time, traveling coach soon..

          It might take him not being able to climb up a deer stand for him to make that transition, but it is definitely coming!! lol

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        • fudd5150

          3 weeks ago

          He also learned a couple of valuable lesson from pops, willie Stargell.

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      • DTDATL

        3 weeks ago

        Curve, that may be true but in this case, it’s definitely not. Chipper actually knows his stuff and conveys it well.

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      • SoCalBrave

        3 weeks ago

        Except Chipper Jones already has a track record as a guest hitting instructor during spring training and also he has legendarily helped several hitters become better or get out of slumps.

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    • Braves Butt-Head

      3 weeks ago

      Yea but you wouldnt be much of a hitter with 1 arm

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  6. baseballpun

    3 weeks ago

    Mr. Jones and me
    Tell each other fairy tales
    And we stare at the beautiful women
    She’s looking at you
    Ah, no, no, she’s looking at me

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    • MoRivera 1999

      3 weeks ago

      – Counting Crows

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    • jocpedersonsmom

      3 weeks ago

      Don’t just stare, ’cause she’s not wearing underwear
      Err-err-err-err-err-err-err-err
      Oh how rude, at least she’s got you’re attention square
      Err-err-err-err-err-err-err-err
      Don’t you realize, It’s just her design
      Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
      Hey! mom look, no more panty line
      Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
      Shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa

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  7. arthur blank_for owner

    3 weeks ago

    I wish Chipper would work part-time in the Front office and light a fire under AA’s butt!…

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  8. brandons-3

    3 weeks ago

    Guarantee he could still probably bat .250 with around 15 homers if he got into shape and all that. We joke, but can he play left field again?

    Welcome back, Chip!!

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  9. pappyvw

    3 weeks ago

    Man! I don’t like the Braves, but I do like him, and I was really, really enjoying him as a color commentator – one of the few I actually look forward to calling a ballgame.

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    • paddyo875

      3 weeks ago

      Did you ever try to get his autograph?

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    • Mrtwotone

      3 weeks ago

      How could anyone dislike the man! I’m a braves fan and I like Mike Piazza, Roy Halladay, and Max Scherzer! There are certain players that just command respect, even if they are rivals.

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  10. hunterts

    3 weeks ago

    Lock up your daughters, lock up your wife.

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    • arthur blank_for owner

      3 weeks ago

      bwhahaha nice!

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  11. Curveball1984

    3 weeks ago

    Nice to see Chip back. Hopefully he’ll put on the uni in Spring.

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  12. baseballfanforever

    3 weeks ago

    Chipper Jones was the best situational hitter that I’ve ever seen. I think this is something the entire Braves club could learn.

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    • tom brunanskys black sock

      3 weeks ago

      If major league players don’t understand situational hitting then that’s a system wide failure that can’t be patch-worked by bringing on board a fan favorite.

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      • baseballfanforever

        3 weeks ago

        How many guys hit the other way ? How many guys avoid the shift ? How many times have you found yourself saying “why didn’t he ________”. There must be some value in bringing him in. Knowing the Braves I doubt it was just a token assignment.

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  13. mwrherm0

    3 weeks ago

    Would like Jason Veritek or Dustin Pedroia to get a shot one day in Boston.

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    • tom brunanskys black sock

      3 weeks ago

      Lol at the idea of Pedroia coaching. Boastful, arrogant jackasses tend not to make great teachers or leaders of men.

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      • bhambrave

        3 weeks ago

        Yeah, George Patton was a terrible leader.

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  14. ExileInLA

    3 weeks ago

    If he just coaches them on how to hit the Mets, and it works like when he played, he’ll earn more than his salary!

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  15. whyhayzee

    3 weeks ago

    Ted Williams was a magnificent hitting coach one on one. As a manager, he got the entire Senators team to hit better, but they stunk anyway. I think some people work better one on one and some work better in a room full of people.

    Boy, Chipper was a hell of a player!

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    • Yankee Clipper

      3 weeks ago

      “Who cares about launch angle anyway. I mean, what does that mean, you hit a homerun further?!” – Chipper Jones.

      What an awesome quote

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  16. C-Daddy

    3 weeks ago

    Good player, bad facial hair.

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  17. Spare Tire Dixon

    3 weeks ago

    Maybe he can convince AA to get a LF?

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  18. extreme113

    3 weeks ago

    Chipper only became a Brave because Scott Boras over valued Todd Van Poppel. Nice move, Scott.

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  19. jsaldi

    3 weeks ago

    Hope he is a better coach than tv analyst. He is terrible on mlb TV games

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  20. Eatdust666

    3 weeks ago

    Yankees – Roy White

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  21. SoCalBrave

    3 weeks ago

    Why all the hate towards Chipper as a broadcaster? He wasn’t the best, but he was a lot better than others like ARod. Then again, a moss covered rock would be better than ARod.

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    • fudd5150

      3 weeks ago

      A rod is horrible. Not Tim mcCarver horrible but close.

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  22. Le Grande Orangerie

    3 weeks ago

    First to say the Blue jays should have signed him, but their FO and owners don’t care about winning.

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  23. chippahawk

    3 weeks ago

    People just think it’s cool to say guys are bad in the booth.. Only person you ever hear people talk positive about is romo. Chipper is a “guest announcer” for gods sake, get over yourselves people!

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  24. fudd5150

    3 weeks ago

    For braves broadcasts I love chip, glavine and Simpson when they are together. Frenchy is good but joe Simpson is excellent with chip caray.

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