The then 23-year-old right fielder earned the starting job after Braves fan favorite Dale Murphy was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in August 1990.

[4] Justice promptly went on an offensive tear during the second half of the season, finishing with 28 home runs, which helped him claim the National League's Rookie of the Year Award.

[5] In 1991, the upstart Braves surged to the top of their division and Justice was leading the National League in runs batted in when he was sidelined by a nagging back injury in June.

He drew attention (and boos) when he criticized Atlanta fans for the level of support they were providing the team.

[11] He hit .329 with a .418 OBP and .596 slugging percentage in 1997, with 33 home runs, while making another World Series appearance.

[12] On June 29, 2000, the Indians traded Justice to the New York Yankees for outfielder Ricky Ledée and two players to be named, who turned out to be pitchers Jake Westbrook and Zach Day.

[16] A week later, the Mets dealt him to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitchers Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates.

He is in the top ten in a number of career postseason categories, such as at-bats, games played, hits, doubles and runs scored.

Numerous ex-Braves players and coaches were in attendance and tribute videos from Braves legend Hank Aaron and former owner Ted Turner were shown.

Prior to that evening's game Justice was presented with a portrait by sports artist Bart Forbes during an on-field ceremony.

[23] Justice was eligible for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008,[24] but he received only one vote, preventing him from being named on future ballots.

[25] The timing of the vote may have adversely affected his candidacy, as it was held shortly after the release of the Mitchell Report.

[27] Justice has claimed that his only involvement with performance-enhancing drugs was a discussion about HGH in 2000 with Brian McNamee, then the New York Yankees' strength coach.

Justice stated that this change was not in response to his inclusion in the Mitchell report, but was due to the destruction of his San Diego County home in the 2007 California wildfires[31] and the recent passing of his mother.