Friday, 8 June 2012

Braves honor RHP John Smoltz, retire No. 29 (Yahoo! Sports)

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz raises his fist after his jersey was retired during a ceremony before a baseball game between the Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, June 8, 2012, in Atlanta. Smoltz took his place in Braves history on Friday night when the team retired his No. 29. He was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame earlier in the day. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

ATLANTA (AP) Former manager Bobby Cox helped the Atlanta Braves retire John Smoltz's No. 29 by calling the right-hander ''the biggest of the big-game pitchers.''




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