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No Chipper retirement decision until after season

Published Jun. 17, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones now says he won't be making a decision on retirement until after the season.

After indicating for two days he was close to announcing whether to call it a career, Jones told reporters before Thursday night's game against Tampa Bay that he won't be discussing "the 'R' word" anymore until the season is over.

Jones says he's been meeting periodically with team president John Schuerholz and general manager Frank Wren over the last six months to discuss his future. But with the Braves in first place, Jones says it's not a good time to be a distraction.

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