One year after asking fellow Curacao native Andruw Jones to help him land a deal with the Braves, Jurickson Profar will realize a childhood dream. “Every Wednesday, they were putting the Braves games on TV in Curacao,
Just like every child playing baseball, outfielder Jurickson Profar dreamed of playing in the major leagues. But MLB.com's Mark Bowman described that Profar's dream was also to wear an Atlanta Braves uniform.
The bad news is that Andruw Jones will have to wait at least one more year. The good news is that he is on a path similar to the one traveled by former Braves closer Billy Wagner, one of the baseball’s new Hall of Famers.
Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos is convinced Jurickson Profar’s career-best numbers last year were no fluke.
Voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame is a privilege. Also a pain. No Hall of Fame and maybe nothing short of Jordan vs. Lebron talk seems to elicit more debate in sports than baseball Hall of Fame talk. I blame Pete Rose. And steroids.
Andruw Jones' Hall of Fame case has become a point of debate among baseball pundits, with Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich becoming the latest to share his thoughts on the topic.
The Atlanta Braves had to wait a while, but it turns out that Jurickson Profar was angling to be a Brave all along thanks to his roots.
Jurickson Profar will be the Braves' everyday LF, leaving Jarred Kelenic and Bryan De La Cruz to fight for time. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
The former Atlanta Braves third baseman voiced his displeasure with his ex-teammate, Andruw Jones, failing to make the Baseball Hall of Fame again this year.
The Atlanta Braves haven't had much to celebrate over the last few months. They lost in the NL Wild Card round to the San Diego Padres and watched the rival Dod
Chipper Jones has a bone to pick with Baseball Hall of Fame voters. The longtime Braves star and Mets villain, who was enshrined in Cooperstown in 2018, took to X to complain about his former teammate, center fielder Andruw Jones, not getting elected in his eighth year on the ballot.