Andruw Jones is a widely renowned former baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. Jones showed huge potential to succeed at a young age, hitting the ball over 400ft to the tennis court of a nearby hotel at just thirteen years old when playing for his fathers team against adults. Born and raised on the Caribbean island of Curacao, he moved to America to pursue his dreams. Jones is best known for playing for the Atlanta Braves, however, he also famously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees. In the Nippon Professional Baseball league, he played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Jones has won many awards and was noted defensive specialist for most of his career, as well as winning the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for outfielders in every year between 1998 and 2007, an exceptional achievement in his career. Jones was noted fro his strong throwing arm and celebrated by many for his fielding skills on the pitch. He was an MLB All-Star on five occasions and won the Hank Aaron Award and the Silver Slugger Award for outfielders in 2005. He also finished fifth in the Rookie of the Year in his second season for the Atlanta Braves.

His extraordinary career with the Atlanta Braves debuted in 1996, when he became the youngest player in history to hit a home run in the postseason, and the second player to homer in his first two World Series at bats. In 2000, he batted 303 with 36 home runs and 104 runs batted in, making his first All-Star team. Throughout his career, Jones has hit 434 home runs in the MLB, becoming a renowned player.