The Chipper Jones Farewell Stadium Tour

Regardless if you love or hate the Atlanta Braves there is really no way you can have hard feelings towards Chipper Jones. He is a rare player that earned the respect of players and fans alike throughout his 17 year career. At the start of the season Chipper announced that he will retire at the end of the year and in true poetic baseball form Chipper is having a great year, hitting .304 and leading his Braves to a potential playoff birth.

Chipper’s farewell tour is weaving it’s way across the U.S. and this weekend it stops at Citi Field. Chipper’s career has been defined by the way he has crushed the Mets. Chipper loved playing in New York so much that he named one of his kids, Shea, in honor of Shea Stadium, a place where he broke plenty of hearts. It’s certainly a love-hate relationship but sometimes you have to tip your cap to your opponent and the Mets will do just that on Sunday when Chipper comes to town for the final time in an Atlanta Braves uniform.

According to a CBSLocal.com report, the Mets will honor Jones in an extremely low-key manner and are planning to give him a parting gift similar to what he has been receiving at other stadiums. Let’s take a look at the previous stops of the Chipper Jones Farewell Tour and some of the items that have been presented to him.