Simmons had his first full season in 2013, playing in 157 games. The Braves lost the game 6–3 and were eliminated. Angered Braves fans littered the field with trash, causing a 19-minute delay and a threatened forfeit. Simmons was believed by many to have been entitled to a single, but left field umpire Sam Holbrook cited the infield fly rule and called Simmons out. Louis Cardinals, Simmons hit an eighth-inning fly ball to left field that dropped in between Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma and left fielder Matt Holliday. In the 2012 National League Wild Card Game against the St. On July 9, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. On July 8, 2012, during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Simmons suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal on his right hand while sliding head-first into second base. He also won praise for his outstanding defense. He led all NL rookies in batting average and on-base percentage. 333 with six doubles, three home runs, and 14 RBIs in June. Simmons was named National League Rookie of the Month for June 2012 after hitting. He got his first Major League hit, a double, on June 3. On May 30, 2012, the Braves called Simmons up, and he made his Major League debut on June 2 against the Washington Nationals. During spring training he competed with Tyler Pastornicky for the Braves starting shortstop job. Prior to the 2012 season, Simmons was the Braves' fourth-best prospect according to Baseball America. Simmons was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of Western Oklahoma State College.
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