Veteran MLB outfielder Jeff Francoeur announced Friday he is retiring from baseball to join the Atlanta Braves' Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast broadcasting teams.
"We are excited to add Jeff to our Braves telecasts on FOX Sports," Fox Sports South executive producer Randy Stephens said, according to a release. "He has the knowledge, experience and personality to be a first class broadcaster and, as an Atlanta native, he knows firsthand what the Braves mean to the community."
Francoeur, 33, spent 12 years in the majors, including a stint with the Braves that spanned 2005-2009.