8 Braves selected to play in World Baseball Classic
In February, Chipper Jones and Jeff Francoeur were honored with spots on Team USA in the inaugural World Baseball Classic tournament. John Smoltz and Tim Hudson were also invited to take part in the tournament but both declined the offer in order to focus on preparing for the upcoming major league season. Other Braves players participating in the tournament representing their home countries were Andruw Jones (Netherlands), Pete Orr (Canada), Chris Reitsma (Canada), Jorge Sosa (Dominican Republic), Scott Thorman (Canada), and Oscar Villareal (Mexico).
Their stats in the tournament were as follows:
| AB | Avg | R | HR |
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| Chipper Jones | 17 | .353 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andruw Jones | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Orr | 12 | .083 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Thorman | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IP | ERA | W | L | SO | |
| Chris Reitsma | 2.0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Sosa | 6.0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oscar Villareal | 2.2 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
