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Jones was selected in the first round (third overall) of the [[1982 Major League Baseball draft]] by the Padres out of [[Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas)|Thomas Jefferson High School]] in [[Dallas, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-007jam | title = Jimmy Jones Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History | website = [[Baseball-Reference.com]] | access-date = July 4, 2019}}</ref> While in high school Jones had gained national attention for striking out 28 batters in a 16-inning play-off game while throwing 251 pitches. Jones claimed in a 2004 interview that his arm was so sore two days after the marathon effort that he could not throw a baseball from third base to first base.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northtexasmsbl.com/giants/hnotes.cfm | website = northexasmsbl.com }}{{dead link|date=July 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} |
Jones was selected in the first round (third overall) of the [[1982 Major League Baseball draft]] by the Padres out of [[Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas)|Thomas Jefferson High School]] in [[Dallas, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-007jam | title = Jimmy Jones Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History | website = [[Baseball-Reference.com]] | access-date = July 4, 2019}}</ref> While in high school Jones had gained national attention for striking out 28 batters in a 16-inning play-off game while throwing 251 pitches. Jones claimed in a 2004 interview that his arm was so sore two days after the marathon effort that he could not throw a baseball from third base to first base.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northtexasmsbl.com/giants/hnotes.cfm | website = northexasmsbl.com }}{{dead link|date=July 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} |
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Jones threw a one-hit shutout against the first-place Houston Astros in his big league debut on September 21, 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 0 |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B09210HOU1986.htm |website=retrosheet.org |publisher=Retrosheet |access-date=29 December 2018 |date=21 September 1986}}</ref> He was the first pitcher to throw a one-hitter in his debut game since [[Billy Rohr]] in 1967. |
Jones threw a one-hit shutout against the first-place Houston Astros in his big league debut on September 21, 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 0 |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B09210HOU1986.htm |website=retrosheet.org |publisher=Retrosheet |access-date=29 December 2018 |date=21 September 1986}}</ref> He was the first pitcher to throw a one-hitter in his debut game since [[Billy Rohr]] in 1967. |
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==Coaching== |
==Coaching== |
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Jones served as the interim bullpen coach for the [[San Diego Padres]] for part of the [[2012 San Diego Padres season|2012 season]], following the death of [[Darrel Akerfelds]]. He was replaced by [[Willie Blair]] in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brock |first1=Corey |title=Padres elevate Blair to bullpen coach |url=http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/40607794 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=21 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625060043/http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/40607794 |archive-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> |
Jones served as the interim bullpen coach for the [[San Diego Padres]] for part of the [[2012 San Diego Padres season|2012 season]], following the death of [[Darrel Akerfelds]]. He was replaced by [[Willie Blair]] in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brock |first1=Corey |title=Padres elevate Blair to bullpen coach |url=http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/40607794 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=21 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625060043/http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/40607794 |archive-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> |
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Jones served the pitching coach for the [[Peoria Padres]] of the [[Arizona League]], as well as the for the [[San Antonio Missions]] of the [[Texas League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Padres Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-announce-minor-league-coaching-staffs/c-214525792 |access-date=29 December 2018 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=27 January 2017 |quote=Returning to San Antonio will be Pitching Coach Jimmy Jones, entering his ninth season in the Padres' organization.}}</ref> |
Jones served as the pitching coach for the [[Peoria Padres]] of the [[Arizona League]], as well as the for the [[San Antonio Missions]] of the [[Texas League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Padres Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-announce-minor-league-coaching-staffs/c-214525792 |access-date=29 December 2018 |work=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=27 January 2017 |quote=Returning to San Antonio will be Pitching Coach Jimmy Jones, entering his ninth season in the Padres' organization.}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Jimmy Jones | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 20, 1964 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 21, 1986, for the San Diego Padres | |
| NPB: April 14, 1994, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: July 5, 1993, for the Montreal Expos | |
| NPB: May 31, 1995, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 43–39 |
| Earned run average | 4.46 |
| Strikeouts | 376 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 9–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.75 |
| Strikeouts | 51 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
James Condia Jones (born April 20, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach, and former pitcher. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and Montreal Expos, and two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Yomiuri Giants in 1994 and 1995. Jones is the pitching coach for the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Double-A minor league baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres.
Playing career
[edit]Jones was selected in the first round (third overall) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft by the Padres out of Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas.[1] While in high school Jones had gained national attention for striking out 28 batters in a 16-inning play-off game while throwing 251 pitches. Jones claimed in a 2004 interview that his arm was so sore two days after the marathon effort that he could not throw a baseball from third base to first base.[2][citation needed]
Jones threw a one-hit shutout against the first-place Houston Astros in his big league debut on September 21, 1986.[3] He was the first pitcher to throw a one-hitter in his debut game since Billy Rohr in 1967.
Coaching
[edit]Jones served as the interim bullpen coach for the San Diego Padres for part of the 2012 season, following the death of Darrel Akerfelds. He was replaced by Willie Blair in December 2012.[4]
Jones served as the pitching coach for the Peoria Padres of the Arizona League, as well as the for the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jimmy Jones Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ northexasmsbl.com http://www.northtexasmsbl.com/giants/hnotes.cfm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 0". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ Brock, Corey (December 21, 2012). "Padres elevate Blair to bullpen coach". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Padres Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. January 27, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
Returning to San Antonio will be Pitching Coach Jimmy Jones, entering his ninth season in the Padres' organization.
External links
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
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