If you can't bring yourself to watch David Ross on the ballroom floor on "Dancing with the Stars," maybe a few minutes on SportsCenter will put you at ease.

The catcher is one of two former Atlanta Braves joining ESPN as baseball analysts this season.

Ross and Mark Teixeira will be providing commentary throughout the baseball season in-studio, on the radio and during select games.

Ross spent four of his 15 major league seasons with the Braves. He won two World Series with the Boston Red Sox (2013) and Chicago Cubs (2016).

David Ross with his dancing partner Lindsay Arnold on "Dancing With the Stars."
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Teixeira, who also played baseball at Georgia Tech,  hit 37 homers across two partial seasons with the Braves in 2007 and 2008. Teixeira, a five-time Gold Glove Award-winner, was a World Series with the New York Yankees in 2009.

He has appeared several times as a guest analyst on ESPN Radio and guest co-hosted Mike & Mike in 2014.

Both players retired following the 2016 season.

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