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Andruw Jones

Position	Center Field
Team	Atlanta Braves
Experience	9 years
Age	28
Height	6 ft 1 in
Weight	210 lbs.
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
College	none
2005 Salary	$13,000,000
Place of Birth	Willemstad, Curacao
Selection	N/A
Drafted by	N/A
Major League Debut	8/15/1996

Andruw Rudolf Jones (born April 23, 1977, in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the Netherlands Antilles) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball.

Jones has been a center fielder for the Atlanta Braves since 1996. He signed with the Braves organization as a free agent in 1993. Although Andruw developed into one of the greatest defensive center fielders of all time and an above average offensive player, the general feeling shared by many fans and critics until 2005 was that Jones had not lived up to the superstar expectations that made the Braves bring him up to the Major Leagues at the age of 19 in 1996. In the 2005 season, Jones experienced one of his most productive offensive seasons ever. Jones hit 51 home runs, surpassing Hank Aaron's and Eddie Mathews' single-season club record. He also led the National League with a career-high 128 RBI. Neither Brave has reached the 40-homer mark quicker than Jones, who got there in the season's 126th game. Eddie Mathews had set the mark in the 127th game of the 1953 season. He is expected to play for the Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

Awards and Accomplishments

• NL Gold Glove Award for OF - 1998-2005
• All-Star Appearances - 2000, 2002-2003, 2005
• Led the Majors with 51 home runs in 2005
• Led the National League with 128 RBIs in 2005
• NL Silver Slugger Award for CF in 2005
• NL Hank Aaron Award as the best offensive player in 2005

In October 1996, Andruw Jones hit a HR in his first AB in the World Series against the New York Yankees, becoming the youngest player in Major League Baseball history to hit a home run in the post-season, passing Mickey Mantle who was 2 weeks shy of his 21st birthday when he hit a home run in the 1952 World Series.

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Andruw Jones at ESPN.com

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