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Carroll Rogers Walton

Biography

Carroll Rogers Walton

Carroll Rogers Walton

Books by Carroll Rogers Walton

by Chipper Jones with Carroll Rogers Walton - Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports

Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame-worthy statistics during a 19-year career with the Atlanta Braves, he was just a country kid from small town Pierson, Florida. He grew up playing baseball in the backyard with his dad dreaming that one day he’d be a major league ballplayer. With his trademark candor and astonishing recall, Chipper Jones tells the story of his rise to the MLB ranks and what it took to stay with one organization his entire career in an era of booming free agency.