Politics
House to celebrate ‘Chipper Jones Day’
By Aaron Gould Sheinin
March 1, 2013Retired Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones will appear and be honored by the Georgia House next week, under a resolution approved Friday.
Jones, who retired from baseball in 2012, is scheduled to be in the Gold Dome on Tuesday. Rep. Sam Teasley, R-Marietta, sponsored the resolution.
Jones finished his career with a .303 batting average, 468 home runs and 1,623 RBI and is considered a lock to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
