He was one of the best players ever through his age-30 season. Then his production cratered, he was arrested for domestic battery and his MLB career was over.
Editors’ Note: This is an updated version of a story that was originally published on Jan. 6, 2022. It includes new information about Andruw Jones’s Hall of Fame case, as well as the voting results from last year’s election.
Andruw Jones always showed a penchant for playing above his age. In 1996, when he was 19, he became the youngest player ever to hit a home run in a World Series game.