The Atlanta Braves signed Curacao native Andruw Jones at 16 years old — he was on the big-league roster three years later and, in 1998, began a string of 10 consecutive Gold Glove Award wins.

Andruw Jones was signed out of Curacao in 1993 by ... He didn’t hit much but showed off a great glove, and was part of the ...

Andruw Jones went on to play 17 MLB seasons and ended his career in 2012 with the Yankees. He was a five-time MLB All-State, earned 10 Gold Gloves, won the Silver Slugger and Hank Aaron awards in ...