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Braves behind the photo: The Deion years

This photo from the 1992 baseball season is unique because it has two Braves players that made big impacts on the Braves but at different times.

Deion Sanders, playing for Atlanta, is shown diving back into first base, avoiding the tag of the Montreal Expos’ Andres Galarraga.

+Braves behind the photo: The Deion years photo
Deion Sanders dives into first in a 1992 photo when he was a two-sport pro, playing both in the NFL and ... read more

Galarraga later played for the Braves from 1998-2000 and was a fan favorite though he missed the entire ’99 season because of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.