Chipper Jones
As we close out 2025, the 25th anniversary year of MLB Showdown, I feel it only right to honor the original cover athlete. In 2000, Chipper Jones was coming off an MVP season and a trip to the World Series, making him an easy choice to represent Showdown as it debuted. Other big stars of the time like Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Derek Jeter and Pedro Martinez were featured in advertising, but Jones was the guy on the starter set and all the booster packs in stores. So let us look back on the career of Mr. Jones, the face of MLB Showdown 2000. Chipper was a September callup in 1993 and, as a result of his extremely limited playing time, has one of the greatest pinch-hitting cards you could ask for. Jones was expected to return for the full time job in 1994, but he suffered an ACL tear in spring training and missed the entire season. So on we go to 1995... The rookie campaign for Jones was hugely successful, as he led all rookies with 86 RBI and 87 Runs. He finished 2nd in NL Rookie o...
