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{{short description|American baseball player}}
{{Short description|American baseball player}}
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|name = Greg Jones
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|position = [[Shortstop]]
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|7}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|7}}
|birth_place = [[Cary, North Carolina]]
|birth_place = [[Cary, North Carolina]], U.S.
|bats = Switch
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|throws = Right
|throws = Right
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|debutdate = June 6
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'''Gregory Jones Jr.''' (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[shortstop]] in the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] organization.
'''Gregory Jones Jr.''' (born March 7, 1998) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]] and [[shortstop]] for the [[Colorado Rockies]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.


==Career==
== Early life ==
Jones was born in [[Cary, North Carolina]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Greg Jones - Baseball |url=https://uncwsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/greg-jones/6100 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=UNC Wilmington Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He is the son of Tammy and Greg Jones.<ref name=":0" />
Jones attended [[Cary High School]] in [[Cary, North Carolina]]. As a senior, he batted .429 with 18 stolen bases.<ref>https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article158120049.html</ref> He was drafted by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in the 17th round of the [[2017 MLB draft]],<ref>https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/mlb/article156109099.html</ref> but did not sign and instead chose to attend the [[University of North Carolina at Wilmington]] where he played [[college baseball]].


Jones attended [[Cary High School]] in [[Cary, North Carolina]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Leighton |first=Aram |date=August 30, 2021 |title=Greg Jones Is Turning Projection Into Production |url=https://www.justbaseball.com/prospects/greg-jones-is-turning-projection-into-production/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=Just Baseball |language=en-US}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20190216/uncws-jones-remains-reluctant-superstar|title=UNCW's Jones remains a reluctant superstar|first=Alex Riley StarNews|last=Staff|website=Wilmington Star News}}</ref> He played [[collegiate summer baseball]] for the [[Chatham Anglers]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] after the season, hitting .242 in 132 [[at-bats]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the3rdmanin.com/greg-jones-mlb-draft/|title=Greg Jones is an intriguing draft-eligible sophomore|date=February 21, 2019|website=The 3rd Man In}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1214390&seasonid=31242 |title=#2 Greg Jones - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref> In 2019, his sophomore year, he hit .341 with five home runs, 36 RBIs, and 42 stolen bases in 63 games,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7news.com/5342826/|title=Fiers goes 6, Olson and Davis homer as A's beat Rays 4-3|date=June 12, 2019|website=ABC7 San Francisco}}</ref> and was named the [[Colonial Athletic Association]] Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20190521/uncw-shortstop-greg-jones-named-caa-player-of-year|title=UNCW shortstop Greg Jones named CAA Player of the Year|first=Joey Chandler StarNews|last=Staff|website=Wilmington Star News}}</ref>


== Amateur career ==
Jones was drafted by the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] in the first round of the [[2019 MLB draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theseahawk.org/21399/sports/baseball-bonanza-greg-jones-enters-draft-eligible-sophomore-year/|title=Seahawk Spectacular: Greg Jones enters draft-eligible sophomore year|first=Austin|last=Chandler}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wect.com/2019/06/04/uncws-greg-jones-selected-by-st-round-mlb-draft/|title=UNCW’s Greg Jones selected by Tampa Bay in first round of MLB draft|first=John|last=Smist|website=https://www.wect.com}}</ref> He signed with the Rays for $3 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2019/06/11/rays-sign-top-pick-greg-jones-for-slot-value-3027000/|title=Rays sign top pick Greg Jones for slot-value $3,027,000|website=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> After signing, he was assigned to the [[Hudson Valley Renegades]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/top-prospects-get-underway-in-short-season-leagues|title=Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play|website=MLB.com}}</ref> Over 48 games, he slashed .335/.413/.461 with one home run, 24 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.
As a senior at Cary High School, he [[batting average (baseball)|batted]] .429 with 18 [[stolen base]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blake |first=J. Mike |date=June 25, 2017 |title=N&O All-Metro baseball team and final top 25 rankings – 2017 |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article158120049.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629193314/http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article158120049.html |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2017 |website=News and Observer}} </ref> He was ranked sixth in North Carolina and 133rd nationally by ''Perfect Game''.<ref name=":0" /> He was selected by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in the 17th round of the [[2017 Major League Baseball draft]], but did not sign.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |last=Tucker |first=Hank |date=June 14, 2017 |title=MLB Draft 2017 Day 3: Where North Carolina baseball players end up in Rounds 11-40 |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/mlb/article156109099.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617153843/http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/mlb/article156109099.html |archive-date=June 17, 2017 |access-date=June 15, 2017 |website=The News and Observer}} </ref> He instead chose to attend the [[University of North Carolina Wilmington]] where he played [[college baseball]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /><ref name=":1" />

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In 2018, as a freshman with the [[UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball|UNC Wilmington Seahawks]], Jones played and started sixty games, batting .278 with four [[home run]]s, 21 [[runs batted in]] (RBIs), and 16 stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riley |first=Alex |date=February 16, 2019 |title=UNCW's Jones remains a reluctant superstar |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20190216/uncws-jones-remains-reluctant-superstar |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=Wilmington Star News}}</ref> He played [[collegiate summer baseball]] for the [[Chatham Anglers]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] after the season, hitting .242 in 132 [[at-bats]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zielinski III |first=Dan |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Greg Jones is an intriguing draft-eligible sophomore |url=https://www.the3rdmanin.com/greg-jones-mlb-draft/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=The 3rd Man In}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=#2 Greg Jones - Profile |url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1214390&seasonid=31242 |access-date=January 9, 2020 |website=Point Streak |publisher=}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Joey |date=May 21, 2019 |title=UNCW shortstop Greg Jones named CAA Player of the Year |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20190521/uncw-shortstop-greg-jones-named-caa-player-of-year |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=Wilmington Star News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Fiers goes 6, Olson and Davis homer as A's beat Rays 4-3 |url=https://abc7news.com/5342826/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=ABC7 San Francisco}}</ref>

== Professional career ==
===Tampa Bay Rays===
The [[Tampa Bay Rays]] selected Jones in the first round, with the 22nd overall selection, of the [[2019 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Austin |date=February 11, 2019 |title=Seahawk Spectacular: Greg Jones enters draft-eligible sophomore year |url=https://theseahawk.org/21399/sports/baseball-bonanza-greg-jones-enters-draft-eligible-sophomore-year/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=The Seahawk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smist |first=John |date=June 4, 2019 |title=UNCW's Greg Jones selected by Tampa Bay in the first round of MLB draft |url=https://www.wect.com/2019/06/04/uncws-greg-jones-selected-by-st-round-mlb-draft/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=WECT News 6}}</ref> He signed with the Rays for $3 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Topkin |first=Marc |date=June 11, 2019 |title=Rays sign top pick Greg Jones for slot-value $3,027,000 |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2019/06/11/rays-sign-top-pick-greg-jones-for-slot-value-3027000/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> Jones made his professional debut with the [[Hudson Valley Renegades]] of the [[Class A Short Season|Low–A]] [[New York–Penn League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2019 |title=Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/top-prospects-get-underway-in-short-season-leagues |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=MLB.com}}</ref> Over 48 games, he [[slash line|slashed]] .335/.413/.461 with one home run, 24 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brian Stultz |first=Brian |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Jones' two-run shot powers Renegades |url=https://www.milb.com/news/greg-jones-powers-renegades-in-nypl-opener-310542484 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}}</ref> Jones did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Adler |first=David |date=June 30, 2020 |title=2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=[[MLB.com]]}} </ref>

Jones 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 10, 2021 |title=Rays' Greg Jones: Receives promotion to Double-A |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-greg-jones-receives-promotion-to-double-a/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref> He missed time during the season due to a quadriceps injury.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 28, 2021 |title=Rays' Greg Jones: Could be out two-plus months |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-greg-jones-could-be-out-two-plus-months/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref> Over 72 games between the two clubs, he slashed .270/.366/.482 with 14 home runs, forty RBIs, and 34 stolen bases.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grauer |first=Scott |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Rays prospects and minor leagues: Wrapping up the season |url=https://www.draysbay.com/2021/10/12/22719490/rays-prospects-minor-leagues-october-12-2021 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=DRaysBay}}</ref> He opened the 2022 season back with Montgomery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Jahmal |date=May 1, 2022 |title=Greg’s journey: ‘Only sport I ever played in my whole life’ |url=https://www.wsfa.com/2022/05/01/gregs-journey-only-sport-i-ever-played-my-whole-life/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=WFSA |language=en}}</ref> In 79 games for Montgomery, Jones hit .238/.318/.392 with 8 home runs, 40 RBI, and 37 stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rays' Greg Jones: Shielded from Rule 5 draft|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-greg-jones-shielded-from-rule-5-draft/|access-date=September 17, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> On November 15, 2022, the Rays added Jones to their [[40-man roster]] to protect him from the [[Rule 5 draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rays Show Belief In Greg Jones With 40-Man Spot|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/rays-show-belief-in-greg-jones-with-40-man-spot/|access-date=September 17, 2023|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}</ref>

The Rays optioned Jones to the Triple-A [[Durham Bulls]] to begin the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rays’ Greg Jones: Optioned to minors camp|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-greg-jones-optioned-to-minors-camp/amp/|access-date=March 14, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rays' Greg Jones: Lands on 60-day injured list|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-greg-jones-lands-on-60-day-injured-list/amp/|access-date=September 17, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> Jones was optioned to Triple–A Durham to begin the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rays' Greg Jones: Banished to minors camp|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-greg-jones-banished-to-minors-camp/amp/|date=March 15, 2024|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Colorado Rockies===
On March 21, 2024, Jones was traded to the [[Colorado Rockies]] in exchange for [[Joe Rock (baseball)|Joe Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rockies swing deal for 'dynamic' prospect Jones|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-acquire-prospect-greg-jones-in-trade-with-rays|access-date=March 21, 2024|website=mlb.com|language=en}}</ref> He was optioned to the Triple–A [[Albuquerque Isotopes]] upon being acquired.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.mlb.com/transactions/2024/03/22 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> On June 6, Jones was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Steve |date=2024-06-06 |title=Rockies Recall Greg Jones For MLB Debut |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/06/rockies-call-up-greg-jones-mlb-debut.html |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Honors and awards ==

* 2018 All-Rookie Team, [[Colonial Athletic Association]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2018 All-Tournament, Colonial Athletic Association<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 First-team All-State<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 Bryan Britt Award, [[University of North Carolina Wilmington]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 All-Tournament, Colonial Athletic Association<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Colonial Athletic Association<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 All-America (Third team), [[National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 All-America (Third team), [[American Baseball Coaches Association]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 Player of the Year, Colonial Athletic Association<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 First-team All-Colonial Athletic Association<ref name=":0" />
* 2019 First-Team All-East, American Baseball Coaches Association<ref name=":0" />


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 6 November 2024

Greg Jones
Colorado Rockies – No. 2
Shortstop / Outfielder
Born: (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26)
Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 6, 2024, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.200
Home Runs1
Runs batted in1
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Gregory Jones Jr. (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder and shortstop for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Early life

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Jones was born in Cary, North Carolina.[1] He is the son of Tammy and Greg Jones.[1]

Jones attended Cary High School in Cary, North Carolina.[1][2]

Amateur career

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As a senior at Cary High School, he batted .429 with 18 stolen bases.[3] He was ranked sixth in North Carolina and 133rd nationally by Perfect Game.[1] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[4] He instead chose to attend the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he played college baseball.[4][2]

In 2018, as a freshman with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks, Jones played and started sixty games, batting .278 with four home runs, 21 runs batted in (RBIs), and 16 stolen bases.[5] He played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League after the season, hitting .242 in 132 at-bats.[6][7] 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.[8][9]

Professional career

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Tampa Bay Rays

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The Tampa Bay Rays selected Jones in the first round, with the 22nd overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[10][11] He signed with the Rays for $3 million.[12] Jones made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Low–A New York–Penn League.[13] Over 48 games, he slashed .335/.413/.461 with one home run, 24 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.[14] Jones did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Jones 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.[16] He missed time during the season due to a quadriceps injury.[17] Over 72 games between the two clubs, he slashed .270/.366/.482 with 14 home runs, forty RBIs, and 34 stolen bases.[18] He opened the 2022 season back with Montgomery.[19] In 79 games for Montgomery, Jones hit .238/.318/.392 with 8 home runs, 40 RBI, and 37 stolen bases.[20] On November 15, 2022, the Rays added Jones to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[21]

The Rays optioned Jones to the Triple-A Durham Bulls to begin the 2023 season.[22] 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.[23] Jones was optioned to Triple–A Durham to begin the 2024 season.[24]

Colorado Rockies

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On March 21, 2024, Jones was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Joe Rock.[25] He was optioned to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes upon being acquired.[26] On June 6, Jones was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[27]

Honors and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Greg Jones - Baseball". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Leighton, Aram (August 30, 2021). "Greg Jones Is Turning Projection Into Production". Just Baseball. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Blake, J. Mike (June 25, 2017). "N&O All-Metro baseball team and final top 25 rankings – 2017". News and Observer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Tucker, Hank (June 14, 2017). "MLB Draft 2017 Day 3: Where North Carolina baseball players end up in Rounds 11-40". The News and Observer. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Riley, Alex (February 16, 2019). "UNCW's Jones remains a reluctant superstar". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Zielinski III, Dan (February 21, 2019). "Greg Jones is an intriguing draft-eligible sophomore". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "#2 Greg Jones - Profile". Point Streak. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Chandler, Joey (May 21, 2019). "UNCW shortstop Greg Jones named CAA Player of the Year". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Fiers goes 6, Olson and Davis homer as A's beat Rays 4-3". ABC7 San Francisco. June 12, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  10. ^ Chandler, Austin (February 11, 2019). "Seahawk Spectacular: Greg Jones enters draft-eligible sophomore year". The Seahawk. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Smist, John (June 4, 2019). "UNCW's Greg Jones selected by Tampa Bay in the first round of MLB draft". WECT News 6. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Topkin, Marc (June 11, 2019). "Rays sign top pick Greg Jones for slot-value $3,027,000". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play". MLB.com. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  14. ^ Brian Stultz, Brian (September 4, 2019). "Jones' two-run shot powers Renegades". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  15. ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Receives promotion to Double-A". CBS Sports. August 10, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Could be out two-plus months". CBS Sports. March 28, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  18. ^ Grauer, Scott (October 12, 2021). "Rays prospects and minor leagues: Wrapping up the season". DRaysBay. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Kennedy, Jahmal (May 1, 2022). "Greg's journey: 'Only sport I ever played in my whole life'". WFSA. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  20. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Shielded from Rule 5 draft". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "Rays Show Belief In Greg Jones With 40-Man Spot". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Optioned to minors camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  23. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Lands on 60-day injured list". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  24. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Banished to minors camp". cbssports.com. March 15, 2024.
  25. ^ "Rockies swing deal for 'dynamic' prospect Jones". mlb.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  26. ^ "Transactions". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  27. ^ Adams, Steve (June 6, 2024). "Rockies Recall Greg Jones For MLB Debut". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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