Official Braves have no plans to retire

Braves fans hoping Wednesdays announcement of Andruw Jones induction into the team Hall of Fame would mean his No. 25 would soonbe retired will have to wait a while longer if it happens at all.The Braves have no immediate plans to retire Jones number, team spokesman Brad Hainje told Sporting News.MORE: 10 greatest Braves of all time |Braves need to retire No. 25The Braves have no set standards for whether to retire a number, Hainje said, Jeff Samardzija Jersey but it "comes down to a consensus among the people deciding on each candidate's specific contributions to our organization.""It is a decision that is made on a case-by-case basis by our executive management team, Hainje said later.It's not even discu sed until a player officially retires, he said. Jones announced last month that he was likely to retire, and he made it official Wednesday.So far, the team has not had discu sions about retiring No. 25, Hainje said.Jones, who roamed center field for the Braves for 11 seasons and won 10 Gold Gloves, is the best defensive outfielder of all time, at least according to advanced statistics. His 243 defensive runs saved is best in MLB history among outfielders and is second all time among all position players to Hall of Famer Brooks Robinsons 293.But Jones was far from a one-dimensional player.On offense, he put up better career numbers than beloved Braves legend Dale Murphy. Jones had 10 straight seasons of 25 or more homers and had eight straight seasons with at Giants Womens Plus Size Cream Jersey least 90 RBIs. Jones totals with the Braves: 368 homers, 1117 RBIs and an OPS of .839.Though Jones offered a potent combo of offense and defense, many Braves fans believe his historically great defensive contributions alone were a big reason why the team won 14 straight division titles (Jones was there for 10 of those titles) from 1991 through 2005. This has led in recent years to a #Retire25 campaign on Twitter among those who believe the Braves should give Jones that ultimate honor.But in the years since Jones left Atlanta, No. 25 has been a signed to replacement Will Clark 1989 Practice Gray Jersey -level players including Ryan Church, Barbaro Canizares, Juan Francisco and Joey Terdoslovich. Last season, it was worn by Cameron Maybin. This season, its a signed to catcher Tyler Flowers.Induction into the teams Hall of Fame hasnt always come with a retired number. Former catcher Javy Lopez (No. 8) and outfielders Ralph Garr (No. 48) and David Justice (No. 23) were all inducted without taking their numbers out of circulation.

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