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By Bill Shanks
June 7, 2010
Last Friday, June 4th, was the 20th anniversary of the Braves selecting Larry Wayne Jones as the number one pick in baseball's amateur draft. Fox Sports South's Bill Shanks shares the story of how the Braves chose Jones in sharing a chapter from his 2005 book, "Scout's Honor: The Bravest Way To Build A Winning Team." This is the first of a three-part series.
>>Part I | Part II | Part III
With their 63-97 record in the 1989 season, the Atlanta Braves got the chance to pick the first player in the 1990 amateur draft. The Detroit Tigers (59-103) actually had a worse record than the Braves, but it was the National League
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