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Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past: How wise are you?

Play along with our daily Atlanta Braves trivia! Use the five provided hints to guess the former Braves player.

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 random Atlanta Braves players from the past! Take the opportunity to participate in our daily guessing game every morning at 3:00 pm EST. Missed yesterday’s? 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 spent a total of 11 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he made appearances for the following teams: Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves.

Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 11 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 55, 16, 11, 15, 31, 1, 10, 3, 45 and 28. He wore 11 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 never received an all-star bid nor did he win any other individual awards. He also never won a World Series. He was an outfielder.

Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves in 2004 for a brief stint of 77 games. Over this stretch, the left-handed outfielder hit .228 with 6 home runs and 17 runs batted in. He also stole 6 bases in his 77 games.

Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player is most known for his unbelievable catch that saved a perfect game for Mark Buehrle when he was with the White Sox. This player had just been put into the game for his defense and he robbed a home run to keep the perfect game in tact, which Buehrle went on to finish.

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Answer: Dewayne Wise

Dewayne Wise began his MLB career in 2000 with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2004, he ended up with the Atlanta Braves and appeared in 77 games.

He hit .228 over this short stretch with the Bravos with 6 home runs and 28 RBI's to go along with 6 stolen bases. Wise had limited playing time due to the fact that J.D. Drew and Andruw Jones were part of the Atlanta outfield in 2004.

Dewayne Wise was a great weapon off the bench because of his stellar defense, not so much his bat. He proved this with the Chicago White Sox when he made one of the most memorable catches in MLB history that help preserve a perfect game.

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