Personal Life
He was the only player named Chipper in recorded baseball history, at both the major and minor league level, until the Marlins drafted Chipper Smith out of Cumberland University in Tennessee in the 2012 MLB draft.
Jones met his first wife, Karin Fulford, while he was playing with the Braves class A affiliate in Macon, Georgia. The couple married in 1992 and later divorced after it was revealed that Jones had had an 18-month extramarital affair with a Hooters waitress which produced a son, Matthew, born in 1997.
He married Sharon Logonov in March 2000 in Pierson, Florida. They have three sons: Larry Wayne III (Trey), Tristen, and Shea, named after Shea Stadium because of Chipper's great success in the stadium. As of June 14, 2012, Jones and his wife Sharon have separated. On November 16, 2012, Chipper tweeted from his official Twitter account @RealCJ10 that the divorce was finalized.
Jones enjoys deer hunting in the offseason. Jones was a co-owner of Outdoor Channel's hunting show Buck Commander with friends and pro athletes Adam LaRoche, Ryan Langerhans, Tom Martin, and Willie Robertson who is from the Duck Commander series. Currently he is co-owner and co-host of the television show Major League Bowhunter airing on The Sportsman Channel, alongside friends Matt Duff and Jeff Danker.
In 2006, Jones released a charity wine called "Chipper Chardonnay", with a portion of the proceeds supporting the Miracle League, an organization serving children with disabilities.
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