MLB legend Chipper Jones once revealed the number of women he was having affairs with
In his biography titled 'Ballplayer', which was released in 2017, MLB great Chipper Jones opened up about the extramarital affairs he had with at least three women back in 1997. The Hall of Famer told his then-wife Karin Fulford the truth after being consumed with guilt.
"Karin, this is killing me and I’ve got to get it out, so let me get it all out," he wrote. "I’ve been having affairs with three girls: the girl from LA; a girl from Atlanta; and a girl from Detroit, who I met in spring training".
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He added that the girl from Detroit that he was cheating with was pregnant and had decided to keep the baby.
"I’ve been having these affairs since the beginning of the season. The girl from Detroit, Jennifer, is pregnant. And she’s going to have the baby,” he wrote.
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Jones revealed that upon hearing the truth, his wife snapped and threw a vase at his head.
Chipper Jones got divorced from Karin Fulford in 2000
Chipper Jones, who used to play for the Atlanta Braves and now works for them as a coach, also described in his autobiography what happened in the aftermath of his confession of infidelity.
He explained that he locked himself in his office and could hear his wife sobbing through the door.
"I went into my office and shut the door. I sat on my chaise lounge and sobbed. I could hear her through the door sobbing uncontrollably and screaming," he wrote.
"She walked into my office and sat on the arm of the chaise lounge beside me. She leaned into me. We sat there in silence for a long time."
Jones revealed that his wife wanted to stay married, but couldn't do so with the child in the frame.
"I didn’t fault her for feeling that way. A child would be an everyday reminder. She was being honest about her feelings. To ask her to bury those feelings would be even harsher. I knew coming into our conversation, I’d probably have a decision to make — her or the baby— and she basically made it for me."
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Chipper Jones and Karin Fulford got divorced in 2000. Jones has been married twice since then.