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Guessing Obscure Braves Players from the Past: If you get this one, you rule

Play our daily Atlanta Braves trivia! Use five provided hints to guess who the former Braves player is. Good luck!

By Austin Owens |
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The daily trivia game ‘Immaculate Grid’ has been a fun and exciting challenge for baseball fans. We wanted to create something similar related to the Atlanta Braves. Welcome to House That Hank Built’s latest series: Guessing Obscure Braves Players From the Past! Missed yesterday’s? Play here. 

We will give you five hints at a random player that donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no cheating! Let us know how many hints it took. If you get this one, you rule. Here we go!

Hint #1: This player spent a total of 13 seasons in the big leagues. He made appearances for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Atlanta Braves.

Hint #2: This player completed the impressive feat of wearing the same jesery number all 13 seasons despite playing for 7 teams. He wore number 43.

Do you know it already? If so, jump to the last slide to check your answer. If not, use the next page for more hints.

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Hint #3: This player was National League Rookie of the Year in 1994. He made the National League All-Star team in 1995. He was a two-time Gold Glove Award winner and finished 15th in National League Most Valuable Player voting in 1997.

Hint #4: This player was a right fielder who hit right handed and threw right handed as well. His nickname was: "The Buffalo".

Hint #5: The only season this player spent with the Atlanta Braves was his last season in the majors (2005). He only appeared in 41 games that season.

Do you know it now? If so, check your answer on the next page. If not, go to the next slide anyway to see if you remember this player in an Atlanta Braves jersey.

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Answer: Raul Mondesi

Raul Mondesi began his MLB career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1993. The Atlanta Braves just happened to be Mondesi's last stop before retiring after a succesful career. His time with the Braves was not exactly a success in itself.

Mondesi only played 41 games in an Atlanta Braves uniform. During that time he had a dreadful .211 batting average with only 4 home runs and 17 runs batted in. He also struck out a total of 35 times in these 41 games.

Raul Mondesi had a great career and his time in Atlanta should not be held against him. He is just another player who had great success elsewhere and joined the Braves after his prime.

Did you get today's? If so, look to continue your streak tomorrow! If not, tomorrow is a great day to start a streak!

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