In an interview with Atlanta’s 680 The Fan radio station on Friday, Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones said that his family has given him the okay to get back into the game. That being said, he was very clear that he is not interested in managing, telling the station, “… I do not wish to manage, at all.”
He say that he thinks he could be a “very, very good hitting coach” but that he has “no desire” to be a manager.
Jones, who retired after the 2012 season, was a the top pick in the 1990 amateur draft and spent his entire career with the Atlanta Braves organization, debuting in the big leagues in 1993.
Jones has spent time a special instructor with the Braves, and was a part-time hitting coach during the 2021 World Series Championship season. He spent additional seasons as a hitting consultant.
The switch-hitter finished his career with a .303/.401/.529 slash line and 468 home runs. He won the National League batting title in 2008 with a .364 average. Notoriously, he hit about .300 from both sides of the plate for his career. He did the same against both left-handed and right-handed pitchers.
With the Braves searching for a new manager after the retirement of Brian Snitker, and several years of offensive under performance, these comments by Jones are notable whether or not this leads to an on-the-bench role in 2026 or not.
