Andruw Jones

Andruw Jones
Jones with the Texas Rangers
Center fielder
Born: (1977-04-23) April 23, 1977 (age 39) Willemstad, Curaçao
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 15, 1996, for the Atlanta Braves
NPB: March 29, 2013, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last appearance
MLB: October 3, 2012, for the New York Yankees
NPB: 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	434
Runs batted in	1,289
NPB statistics
Batting average	.232
Home runs	50
Runs batted in	165
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1996–2007) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008) Texas Rangers (2009) Chicago White Sox (2010) New York Yankees (2011–2012) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2013–2014)
Career highlights and awards
MLB 5× All-Star (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) 10× Gold Glove Award (1998–2007) Silver Slugger Award (2005) NL Hank Aaron Award (2005) MLB home run leader (2005) NL RBI leader (2005) NPB All-Star (2013) Japan Series champion (2013)

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Andruw Rudolf Jones (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈandruw ˈdʒonz]; born April 23, 1977) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) most notably for the Atlanta Braves. Jones also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Jones was a noted defensive specialist for most of his career and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for outfielders every year from 1998 through 2007. Jones also had an elite arm in addition to fielding. He appeared in the All-Star Game five times, and he won both the Hank Aaron Award and a Silver Slugger Award for outfielders in 2005. In 2002, he was the inaugural National League (NL) All-Star Final Vote winner. While primarily a center fielder throughout his career, Jones transitioned to designated hitter and fourth outfielder role for the Rangers, White Sox, and Yankees.