BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Braves’ Prospect to Sit Out Season

Rookie Chipper Jones, one of the top young players in the Atlanta Brave organization, will sit out the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Jones was injured Friday in an exhibition against the New York Yankees at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

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Keith Mitchell increased his average to .441 with two hits, and Lee Tinsley had three hits as the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies, 7-0, at Tucson. Mitchell is 15 for 34. . . . Kansas City signed left-hander Charlie Leibrandt to a minor league contract.