Braves’ Hall enshrinement humbles Andruw

ATLANTA — Almost 20 years to the date he arrived in Atlanta to make his big league debut as a 19-year-old phenom, Andruw Jones flashed that same trademark smile as he was inducted into the Braves’ Hall of Fame on Friday afternoon.

“[The smile] defined who he was and how he went about his business,” Hall of Famer Tom Glavine said. “All of us at some point in time were envious of that. When something is going bad, you often want to snap something or break something. But he always had that you-know-what-eating grin on his face. That was just him. That probably drove people crazy a little bit because they thought this kid doesn’t care. But that’s just how he was wired and it served him well.”

The Braves inducted Jones and their legendary executive John Schuerholz into the team’s Hall of Fame during a Friday afternoon luncheon that was attended by many former Braves, including Glavine and Chipper Jones.

“I never saw Willie Mays play,” Chipper Jones said. “I never saw Mickey Mantle play or Joe [DiMaggio]. I certainly …

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