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Atlanta Braves Highest Earners and WAR: Chipper Jones

Chipper Jones was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft. The Braves signed Chip and gave him a $275,000 signing bonus.

Chipper was called up to the big leagues on September 11, 1993. He would register his first at-bat in the majors three days later against the Cincinnati Reds -- Chipper went 1-for-1 on the day.

He was batting 1.000 and would never look back... until the next day when he went 0-for-1 with a strikeout. But Braves fans know the legend was born that September day.