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 day. 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 has spent a total of 16 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he has made appearances for the following teams: Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Atlanta Braves.
Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 16 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 7, 2, and 16. He wore all three numbers 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.
Chicago White Sox v Atlanta Braves / Brandon Sloter/GettyImages
Hint #3 (Individual Accolades): This player won any accolades, nor made an All-Star team.
Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves in 1998-2004. During this time he slashed .266/.318/.371 and hit 17 homers.
Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player is now an analyst on MLB Network
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.
Mark DeRosa attempts to catch the ball / Jamie Squire/GettyImages
Current MLB Network analyst, Mark DeRosa was an early 2000s utility man for the Braves. He also is currently neighbors with another Braves alum, Jeff Francoeur.
Dero finished his long big league career with a .268/.340/.412 slash line, 100 home runs, 23 stolen bases, 494 RBI, and 10.6 bWAR.
