Braves Highlight: Watch Chipper Jones throw first pitch on Opening Day at SunTrust Park

Former Atlanta Braves player Chipper Jones threw out the first pitch at Thursday’s season opener at SunTrust Park before the Braves faced off against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Jones threw a strike while Braves infielder Freddie Freeman sat behind the plate.

The first pitch can be watched below:

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