Braves legend Chipper Jones named to the 2018 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class

Chipper Jones is now a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Jones Hall of Fame vote total came to 97.2  percent.

Jones’ near 100-percent return is best among eligible players, above Vladimir Guerrero’s 94 percent and Jim Thome’s current 93 percent. A player needs 75 percent of the vote to gain induction, virtually guaranteeing Jones is ticketed for Cooperstown in 2018.

MLB announced its Hall of Fame inductees Wednesday at 6 p.m. on MLB Network.

Jones fell shy of Ken Griffey Jr.’s voting record. Griffey earned 99.32 percent of the vote in 2016. He missed just three votes, besting Tom Seaver only missing five in 1992.

With several Braves entering the Hall in recent years, Jones could finish with the most votes. Greg Maddux is the current highest, polling 97.20 percent.

The numbers are provided by Ryan Thibodaux, who tracks every ballot.