Hunter Jones

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Hunter Jones

Boston Red Sox — No. --
Starting pitcher
Born: January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 24)
Bats: left Throws: left
Win-Loss     18-10
Strikeouts     244

David Hunter Jones (born January 10, 1984 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) is a minor league baseball pitcher. He currently plays for the Pawtucket Red Sox, the Triple-A team in the Boston Red Sox organization. He started his baseball career in 2004 at Florida State University. Jones has been in the minor leagues for 3 years starting from 2005-2007.

He is six feet, four inches tall and weighs 235 pounds. He throws and bats left-handed.

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[edit] Baseball Career

Jones is not yet in the Majors. Jones is known for pitching for long periods of games. He has great composure. He has great success over righties. He missed a lot of time in college because of a fractered arm, but then had a successful surgery.

[edit] Pitching

Jones throws a 92-96 miles per hour fastball, a 89-93 miles per hour two-seam fastball, a circle changeup, and a curveball. He does better verses righties. He was used as a lefty specialist in the past.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hunter #38 Hunter Jones. Sox Prospects. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.

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