Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton returned to the Braves broadcast team in 2009 after a two-year stint with the Washington Nationals television broadcast team. Sutton previously spent 18 years, beginning in 1989, broadcasting Braves games. He joined Turner Sports as an analyst for Braves telecasts on TBS after a stellar playing career that spanned 23 seasons.

He has also served as a course reporter on TBS's professional golf coverage, working the Hawaiian Open, PGA Championship and PGA Grand Slam of Golf, as well as TNT's coverage of the Sarazen World Open Championship.

Sutton's network broadcasting experience included pre- and post-game analysis for NBC's 1987 League Championship series coverage.

His Major League Baseball pitching career was highlighted by 324 wins with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers and California Angels. Sutton spent 15 seasons with the Dodgers, beginning in 1966. He joined the Astros as a free agent in 1981. Sutton was traded to Milwaukee in August 1982, where he pitched three seasons before being traded to Oakland in December 1984. He was traded to California in September 1985 and retired in January 1988.

One of the most durable pitchers of the modern era, appearing in more than 750 games and completing nearly 180 during his career, Sutton's personal bests included 21 wins (1976), 293 innings pitched (1969), 41 games (1969), 2.21 ERA (1980 - led NL), 40 starts (1974), 217 strikeouts (1969) and 18 complete games (1972), all with the Dodgers.

Sutton ranks seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574. He was 4-1 with a 2.02 ERA in seven League Championship Series games, and 2-3 with a 5.26 ERA in eight World Series games. In the 1974 postseason, he was 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 25 strikeouts in four games. He also posted a 1-0 record in four All-Star appearances without allowing a run.

Sutton was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. He was named National League Rookie-of-the-Year by Sporting News in 1966, and was named the Texas League Player-of-the-Year in 1965 at Albuquerque.

Born in Clio, Ala., Don, his wife Mary and their daughter, Jacqueline, reside in Sandy Springs. Don has two other adult children, Daron and Staci.