Braves star names son after ballpark that boos him

<p>Despite all the boos, Chipper Jones will always love Shea.</p><p>So fond of Shea Stadium where the fans heckle him, the Atlanta star named his new son after the New York Mets' ballpark Monday _ Shea Logan Jones.</p><p>"I love playing there," Jones said. "Check the numbers."</p><p>Jones has hit 17 home runs at Shea, his highest total at a visiting park, and his first major league homer came there on May 9, 1995. He is a lifetime at .314 hitter at Shea.</p><p>Jones was with his wife, Sharon, for the birth of their third child Monday. He made it back to Turner Field by mid-game, and struck out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of a 7-6 win over San Francisco.</p><p>The couple planned to name the child Shea whether it was a boy or girl, Jones said.</p><p>Jones is not the only big leaguer to salute Shea in a special way. Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin, who also enjoys playing in New York, named his daughter Brielle D'Shea.</p><p>During the height of the Mets-Braves rivalry in the late 1990s, Mets fans taunted Jones with singsong chants of "Lar-ry, Lar-ry" _ his real name. Jones still hears it from Mets fans, though the booing has not stopped the All-Star's production at the plate.</p>

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