JaCoby Jones

For the American football player, see Jacoby Jones.
JaCoby Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates
Shortstop
Born: May 10, 1992
Richton, Mississippi
Bats: Right Throws: Right

JaCoby Mylon Jones (born May 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball player in Minor League Baseball. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Prior to playing professionally, Jones attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and played college baseball for the LSU Tigers.

Career

Jones grew up in Richton, Mississippi. He attended Richton High School, where he starred for his school's baseball team.[1] He then enrolled at Louisiana State University (LSU), and played college baseball for the LSU Tigers baseball team as a second baseman.[2] As a freshman with the Tigers, Jones had a .338 batting average, four home runs and 32 runs batted in. He was named to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC)'s freshman team and a freshman All-American.[1][3][4] As a sophomore, the Tigers tried to play Jones in center field, but moved him back to second base. He batted .252 on the season.[3] In the summer of 2012, he competed in the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was champion of the Home Run Derby. As a junior, Jones batted .294 with six home runs in 59 games, and was named to the All-SEC second team.[2]

The Pirates selected Jones in the third round of the 2013 MLB Draft as an outfielder. He signed with Pittsburgh and reported to the Jamestown Jammers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[2] After playing 15 games for Jamestown, he suffered a knee injury that ended his season.[1] He began the 2014 season with the West Virginia Power of the Class A South Atlantic League as a shortstop.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vernon, Mike (July 29, 2013). "Pirates prospect Jones begins long road to majors - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pirates ink third-round Draft pick JaCoby Jones | pirates.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. January 7, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "It’s about more than baseball for LSU’s Jacoby Jones and Ty Ross | LSU | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA". Theadvocate.com. June 19, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "LSU Second Baseman JaCoby Jones Named Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American". Sportsnola.com. June 8, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "WV Power loaded with highly rated prospects". coalvalleynews.com. January 31, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

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