Chipper Jones still has enough arm strength to roll Toomer’s Corner.

Friday night in Alabama, the retired Atlanta Braves baseball legend participated in an Auburn University tradition after the Tigers basketball team defeated the University of Michigan.

Saturday morning, Jones, age 52, posted on his X/Twitter account: “Got 2 kids at Auburn. They’ve been wanting me to come down and visit, watch a game, hang out. Went to 1716, saw the Tigers make it to the Elite 8. Then we rolled Toomers Corner…..pretty cool!

After big Auburn sports wins, fans take to the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue to throw rolls of toilet paper into the limbs of oak trees there. The corner is named for Toomer’s Drugs, a venerable local business located there.

On Friday, Auburn defeated Michigan 78 – 65. The win put Auburn into the Elite Eight round of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, aka March Madness.

Next, Auburn faces Michigan State University at 4:05 p.m. Sunday. On the line: A trip to the Final Four. This marks the third time Auburn has made the Elite Eight. The program’s lone Final Four was in 2019.

Jones’ support of Auburn basketball is likely just temporary. The Florida native is a longtime University of Florida Gators sports fan. And if Florida defeats Texas Tech in their Elite Eight matchup tonight, and Auburn beats Michigan State, the Gators and Tigers would meet in the Final Four semifinals.

Jones’ baseball career was filled with accolades. In 1995, the switch-hitting third baseman (and former number one draft pick) won the National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Braves won the World Series that year too.

In 1999, Jones was voted NL Most Valuable Player. An eight-time All-Star, he won the NL batting title in 2008. Jones was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. He’s currently a hitting consultant with the Braves.