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Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past: An early 2000s arm

Play along with our weekly Atlanta Braves trivia game!

By Austin Owens |
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The weekly 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 random Atlanta Braves players from the past! Please take the opportunity to participate in our weekly guessing game. Did you miss the last one? Play here. 

We will give you five hints at a random player who donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no cheating! Here we go! 

Hint #1 (Career Length): This player has spent a total of 13 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he has made appearances for the following teams: Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Atlanta Braves. 

Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 13 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 38 and 37. He wore 37 with the Braves.  

Do you think 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 (Individual Accolades): This player was an all-star one time in 2000. He finished 11th in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1994 and 9th in National League Cy Young Award voting in 1996. 

Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves in 2003. He went 11-9 with a 5.43 ERA in 30 games (167.1 innings). 

Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player played college baseball for both Faulkner University and the University of Texas at Austin. 

 Do you know it now? If so, check yourself on the last page. If not, click next anyway to see if you remember this player in a Braves jersey. 

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Answer: Shane Reynolds

Shane Reynolds began his MLB career in 1992 at the age of 24 with the Houston Astros. He spent the majority of his career with the Astros and only one season with the Braves. 

Over his 13-season career, Reynolds posted a 114-96 W/L record with a 3.95 ERA in 305 games. Of those 305 games, he was the starting pitcher for 278 of them. 

Reynolds is most certainly one of those obscure Atlanta Braves players that fans forget about.  

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