Greg Jones | |
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Colorado Rockies | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Cary, North Carolina, U.S. | March 7, 1998|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Gregory Jones Jr. (born March 7,1998) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). [1]
Jones was born in Cary,North Carolina. [2] He is the son of Tammy and Greg Jones. [2]
Jones attended Cary High School in Cary,North Carolina. [2] [3]
As a senior at Cary High School,he batted .429 with 18 stolen bases. [4] He was ranked sixth in North Carolina and 133rd nationally by Perfect Game. [2] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft,but did not sign. [5] He instead chose to attend the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he played college baseball. [5] [3]
In 2018,as a freshman at UNC Wilmington,Jones played and started sixty games,batting .278 with four home runs 21 RBIs,and 16 stolen bases. [6] He played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League after the season,hitting .242 in 132 at-bats. [7] [8] In 2019,his sophomore year,he hit .341 with five home runs,36 RBIs,and 42 stolen bases in 63 games,and was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. [9] [10]
Jones was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round with the 22nd overall selection of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [11] [12] He signed with the Rays for $3 million. [13]
Jones made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Low–A New York–Penn League. [14] Over 48 games,he slashed .335/.413/.461 with one home run,24 RBIs,and 19 stolen bases. [15] Jones did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]
He began the 2021 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the High-A East and was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A South in August. [17] He missed time during the season due to a quadriceps injury. [18] Over 72 games between the two clubs,he slashed .270/.366/.482 with 14 home runs,forty RBIs,and 34 stolen bases. [19]
He opened the 2022 season back with Montgomery. [20] In 79 games for Montgomery,Jones hit .238/.318/.392 with 8 home runs,40 RBI,and 37 stolen bases. [21] On November 15,2022,the Rays added Jones to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [22]
Jones was optioned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls to begin the 2023 season. [23] On 71 games split between Triple–A Durham and Double–A Montgomery,he hit a cumulative .244/.318/.432 with 10 home runs,35 RBI,and 24 stolen bases. On September 16,2023,Jones was placed on the 60–day injured list with a hamstring injury,ending his season. [24]
Jones was optioned to Triple–A Durham to begin the 2024 season. [25]
On March 21,2024,Jones was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Joe Rock. [26] He was optioned to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes upon being acquired. [27]
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