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 15 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he has made appearances for the following teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves.
Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 15 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 40, 29, 9, 26, 28, 8 and 3. He wore 8 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 was never an all-star, nor did he receive any individual awards. However, he was a part of two World Series championship teams.
Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves from 2009-2012. Over this time, he hit .269 with 24 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player turned big league manager in 2020 with the Chicago Cubs.
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.
Wild Card Game - St Louis Cardinals v Atlanta Braves / Scott Cunningham/GettyImages
David Ross began his MLB career in 2002 with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the age of 25. He had 15 respectable years in the big leagues as a catcher.
Over the course of his long career, Ross hit .229 with 106 home runs and 314 runs batted in. Ross found a way to share his baseball knowledge after his playing days by taking over the skipper role for the Chicago Cubs.
