In front of a sold out crowd Tuesday night, Chipper Jones’ jersey number 10 was retired by the Durham Bulls organization in a pregame ceremony. Jones became just the 4th player ever to have his number retired by the Bulls, joining Crash Davis (8), Joe Morgan (18), and Bill Evers (20).

A fresh-faced prospect on the then Single-A Braves affiliate, Jones played in 70 games with the Bulls during the 1992 season. His stint in the Bull City was dwarfed however by a Hall of Fame career with Atlanta, where he anchored a Braves team that won a World Series championship in his rookie season (1995) and a remarkable 11 straight NL East titles (’95-’05).

In his 19-year Major League career, the beloved third baseman became one of the most prolific switch hitters ever to play the game, ranking behind only Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray in career homers (468). He won an MVP award (1999), a batting title (2008), and was an eight-time All-Star.

WRAL and the News & Observer have complete coverage of the night. WRAL article and News & Observer article.