“He's got RBIs in his bat and in his glove." – BOBBY COX
Earlier this week, Louisville Slugger announced Jones as one of their Silver Slugger Award winners for this season. He was one of eight National League selections to earn the award for the first time. In his bid he led the Majors with 51 homers and the National League with 128 RBIs.
Yesterday, he was awarded his eighth straight Golden Glove award. With a .995 fielding percentage, Jones tied Milwaukee's Brady Clark for the second-best mark among National League center fielders.
Jones joins Alex Rodriguez, Willie Mays and Ken Griffey Jr., as the only players to hit at least 50 homers in the same season that they won a Gold Glove.
Along with his latest awards, Jones has already been named The Sporting News' Major League Player of the Year and the National League recipient of the Hank Aaron Award. In addition, today he was named both the Major League Baseball Player of the Year and the National League's Outstanding Player during the 2005 Players Choice Awards.
This was a truly remarkable season for Andruw. Hopefully, the MLB will honor him with the NL MVP award next week.
-source: www.altantabraves.com
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