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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]] [[shortstop]] in the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greg Jones Stats & Scouting Report |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/99357/greg-jones/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Baseball America}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== 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=2022-07-22 |website=UNC Wilmington Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He is the son of Tammy and Greg Jones.<ref name=":0" />
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=2022-07-22 |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]].<ref name=":0" />
Jones attended [[Cary High School]] in [[Cary, North Carolina]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Leighton |first=Aram |date=2021-08-30 |title=Greg Jones Is Turning Projection Into Production |url=https://www.justbaseball.com/prospects/greg-jones-is-turning-projection-into-production/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Just Baseball |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Amateur career ===
=== Amateur career ===
As a senior at Cary High School he batted .429 with 18 stolen bases.<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=2017-06-29 |access-date=2017-06-28 |website=News and Observer}} </ref> Perfect Game 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 {{!}} News & Observer |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=2017-06-17 |access-date=2017-06-15 |website=The News and Observer}} </ref> He instead chose to attend the [[University of North Carolina at Wilmington]] where he played [[college baseball]].<ref name="autogenerated1" />
As a senior at Cary High School he batted .429 with 18 stolen bases.<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=2017-06-29 |access-date=2017-06-28 |website=News and Observer}} </ref> Perfect Game 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 {{!}} News & Observer |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=2017-06-17 |access-date=2017-06-15 |website=The News and Observer}} </ref> He instead chose to attend the [[University of North Carolina at Wilmington]] where he played [[college baseball]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /><ref name=":1" />


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 |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>
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 |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>

Revision as of 04:45, 22 July 2022

Greg Jones
Tampa Bay Rays
Shortstop
Born: (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26)
Cary, North Carolina
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
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Gregory Jones Jr. (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.[1]

Early life

Jones was born in Cary, North Carolina.[2] He is the son of Tammy and Greg Jones.[2]

Jones attended Cary High School in Cary, North Carolina.[2][3]

Career

Amateur career

As a senior at Cary High School he batted .429 with 18 stolen bases.[4] Perfect Game He was ranked sixth in North Carolina and 133rd nationally by Perfect Game.[2] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[5] He instead chose to attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he played college baseball.[5][3]

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.[6] He played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League after the season, hitting .242 in 132 at-bats.[7][8] 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.[9][10]

Professional career

Jones was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round with the 22nd overall selection of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[11][12] He signed with the Rays for $3 million.[13]

Jones made his professional debut with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League.[14] Over 48 games, he slashed .335/.413/.461 with one home run, 24 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.[15] Jones did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

He 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.[17] He missed time during the season due to a quadriceps injury.[18] Over 72 games between the two clubs, he slashed .270/.366/.482 with 14 home runs, forty RBIs, and 34 stolen bases.[19]

He opened the 2022 season back with Montgomery.[20]

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ "Greg Jones Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Greg Jones - Baseball". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. ^ a b Leighton, Aram (2021-08-30). "Greg Jones Is Turning Projection Into Production". Just Baseball. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ 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 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. ^ a b Tucker, Hank (June 14, 2017). "MLB Draft 2017 Day 3: Where North Carolina baseball players end up in Rounds 11-40 | News & Observer". The News and Observer. Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  6. ^ Riley, Alex (February 16, 2019). "UNCW's Jones remains a reluctant superstar". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Zielinski III, Dan (February 21, 2019). "Greg Jones is an intriguing draft-eligible sophomore". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "#2 Greg Jones - Profile". Point Streak. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Chandler, Joey (May 21, 2019). "UNCW shortstop Greg Jones named CAA Player of the Year". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Fiers goes 6, Olson and Davis homer as A's beat Rays 4-3". ABC7 San Francisco. June 12, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Chandler, Austin (February 11, 2019). "Seahawk Spectacular: Greg Jones enters draft-eligible sophomore year". The Seahawk. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Smist, John (June 4, 2019). "UNCW's Greg Jones selected by Tampa Bay in first round of MLB draft". WECT News 6. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Topkin, Marc (June 11, 2019). "Rays sign top pick Greg Jones for slot-value $3,027,000". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play". MLB.com. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  15. ^ Brian Stultz, Brian (September 4, 2019). "Jones' two-run shot powers Renegades". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  16. ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Receives promotion to Double-A". CBS Sports. August 10, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Rays' Greg Jones: Could be out two-plus months". CBS Sports. March 28, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Grauer, Scott (12 October 2021). "Rays prospects and minor leagues: Wrapping up the season". DRaysBay. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  20. ^ Kennedy, Jahmal (May 1, 2022). "Greg's journey: 'Only sport I ever played in my whole life'". WFSA. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
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