As a child,Jones would practice hitting tee balls off of water bottles. He subsequently played golf,but found that summers in Atlanta were too hot for the sport and quit. Jones played organized baseball on travel teams,but elected to focus on basketball during the school year as a student of Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners,Georgia. He played basketball until partway through his ninth grade year,when he asked to try out for the baseball team.[1] As a junior in 2021,he was the Gwinnett Daily Post Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .445 with 16 home runs and 39 runs batted in (RBIs).[2] Jones finished his senior year in 2022 with a .570 batting average,13 home runs,39 RBIs,72 runs,33 walks,and 32 stolen bases.[3] He committed to Vanderbilt University to play college baseball.[4][5]
Professional career
Considered one of the top prospects for the 2022 Major League Baseball draft,[6][7][8] the Arizona Diamondbacks selected Jones with the second overall selection.[9][10] Jones signed with the Diamondbacks,receiving a reported signing bonus of $8,185,100.[11] On July 26,2022,it was revealed that Jones suffered a left shoulder injury while taking his first batting practice with the organization. He underwent surgery on August 3 to repair the posterior labrum in the shoulder.
Jones made his professional debut in 2023 with the Diamondbacks' Single-A affiliate,the Visalia Rawhide.[12] He missed time due to quadriceps and hamstring injuries,and spent time on a rehab assignment with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks before returning to Visalia.[13] Over 41 games,he hit .238 with two home runs and 12 RBIs. Jones spent the entirety of the 2024 season with Visalia and batted .275 with six home runs,65 RBIs,and 21 stolen bases over 109 games.[14] He was assigned to the High-AHillsboro Hops to open the 2025 season.
Personal life
Jones is the son of former MLB outfielder and Hall of Famer Andruw Jones and Nicole Jones.[15]
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