Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past: Snip snap

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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: Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves.

Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 11 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 27, 2, 33, 7, 14, 24 and 55. He wore 27, 2 and 24 with the Braves. He is probably best known for wearing number 2 in Atlanta.

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 acquire any other individual award in his playing career.

Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player had three separate stints with the Braves. The first was from 2005-2009. He came back for 62 games in 2015 and then 49 games in 2016. In Atlanta all together, he was a .262 hitter with 55 home runs and 250 runs batted in. He also stole 31 bases in a Braves uniform.

Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player was a left-handed hitting second baseman, third baseman and left fielder. Although he had three separate stints with the Braves, it somehow feels like he had more than that.

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: Kelly Johnson

Kelly Johnson began his MLB career in 2005 at the age of 23 with the Atlanta Braves. He bounced around quite a bit in his decade plus one career.

Johnson was a solid utility player that could hit anywhere in the lineup. He never got enough credit for the player he was because the individual accolades were not present. Kelly Johnson should be remembered for his time in Atlanta and the respectable numbers he put up as a big leaguer for 11 years.

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