Jones was stretching and appeared to have slipped. This cancelled his press conference the following day of him announcing his decision to retire after the 2012 season.
"We were talking on the field to get ready to go up for the news conference, he called (manager) Fredi (Gonzalez) in off the field to let him know he thought he had just injured his knee and it didn't feel right," Braves general manager Frank Wren said Saturday. "Just a strange coincidence."
The 40-year-old had something similar to this last year when he had to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee instead.
"When he had it last year, it was only 17 days, and talking to Chipper, he feels like he can make it back for our home opener (April 13)," Gonzalez said. "The difference between this year and last year, last year he was in midseason form when he did it. Now he's in conditioning mode, so it's possible it could be another week.
"I feel like he can come back and be fine. I'm not worried that he won't come back and be able to play and be a productive player. I've seen him do it too many times."
I wish the best to Chipper and I hope he gets a speedy recovery as he prepares for his final season as an MLB player.
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