Professional career
Los Angeles Angels
Jones made his professional debut with the Arizona League Angels and spent all of 2015 there,posting a .244 batting average with two home runs,20 RBI,and 16 stolen bases. In 2016,Jones started the season with the Orem Owlz and was promoted to the Burlington Bees during the season. [5] He finished 2016 batting .302 with four home runs,30 RBI,and twenty stolen bases in 64 games between both clubs.
In 2017,Jones played for both Burlington and the Inland Empire 66ers,posting a combined .282 batting average with 14 home runs,47 RBI,27 stolen bases and a .794 OPS in 127 games. In 2018,Jones played with Inland and the Mobile BayBears,slashing .239/.337/.380 with 10 home runs,55 RBI,and 24 stolen bases in 123 games. [6] In 2019,Jones spent the season with the Mobile BayBears, [7] batting .234/.308/.324 with five home runs,fifty RBI,and nine stolen bases over 130 games. Following the season,he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox, [8] and also,he was added to the Angels 40-man roster. [9]
On August 31,2020,Jones made his MLB debut as a pinch runner. [10] On September 26,2020,Jones got his first career hit off of Tony Gonsolin of the Los Angeles Dodgers. [11]
Baltimore Orioles
On February 2,2021,Jones was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitcher Alex Cobb. [12] He was assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to begin the season. [13] He underwent Tommy John surgery on May 27,2022,and was designated for assignment on May 28. [14] He was released on June 3. [15] In 67 official at-bats with Baltimore in 2021,he batted .149 with three RBI,four walks,and five runs.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Jones signed a two-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 23,2022. [16] In 62 games for the Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers in 2023,he had a .293 batting average with nine home runs and 34 RBI. On July 1,2023,he opted out of his minor league contract and became a free agent. [17] [18]
Milwaukee Brewers
On July 3,2023,Jones signed a major league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and was added to their active roster. [19] The very same day,Jones recorded his first hit as a Brewer - a game tying,three RBI double. [20] [21] In seven total games for Milwaukee,he went 2–for–10 (.200) with three RBI and one stolen base. Jones was designated for assignment on February 21,2024,following the re–signing of Brandon Woodruff. [22] [23]
New York Yankees
On February 28,2024,Jones was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees. [24] He made the Yankees' Opening Day roster. [25] Jones hit his first major league home run on May 12. [26] In 33 games for the Yankees,he batted .238/.304/.381 with one home run,four RBI,and one stolen base. Jones was designated for assignment by New York on July 29. [27] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on August 2. [28] Jones elected free agency following the season on November 4. [29]
Detroit Tigers
On November 20,2024,Jones signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. [30] He played in 52 games for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens,slashing .276/.392/.482 with six home runs,29 RBI,and eight stolen bases. On June 6,2025,the Tigers selected Jones' contract,adding him to their active roster. [31] In 2025,he played primarily as a platoon outfielder and pinch hitter against left-handed pitching. He played in 72 games at the major league level,batting .287 with a .387 on-base percentage,while hitting 7 home runs with 23 RBI.
Personal life
Jones was born in the United States,to an African American father and a Korean American mother. He was raised in Roswell,Georgia. [32] Jones's father,Andre Jones,played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions. [33] He died in 2011 due to a brain aneurysm. [34] Jones's mother,Michele Jones,was born in South Korea and adopted by a family in the U.S. [35] Jones's brother,T. J. Jones,was an NFL wide receiver. [36] His other brother,Malachi Jones,was also a wide receiver. [37]
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