Greg Jones (shortstop)

Gregory Jones Jr. (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Greg Jones
Tampa Bay Rays
Shortstop
Born: (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998
Cary, North Carolina
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Career

Jones attended Cary High School in Cary, North Carolina. As a senior, he batted .429 with 18 stolen bases.[1] He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 2017 MLB draft,[2] but did not sign and instead chose to attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he played college baseball.

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.[3] He played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League after the season, hitting .242 in 132 at-bats.[4][5] In 2019, his sophomore year, he hit .341 with five home runs, 36 RBIs, and 42 stolen bases in 63 games,[6] and was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year.[7]

Jones was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft.[8][9] He signed with the Rays for $3 million.[10] After signing, he was assigned to the Hudson Valley Renegades.[11] Over 48 games, he slashed .335/.413/.461 with one home run, 24 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.

References
  1. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article158120049.html
  2. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/mlb/article156109099.html
  3. Staff, Alex Riley StarNews. "UNCW's Jones remains a reluctant superstar". Wilmington Star News.
  4. "Greg Jones is an intriguing draft-eligible sophomore". The 3rd Man In. February 21, 2019.
  5. "#2 Greg Jones - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. "Fiers goes 6, Olson and Davis homer as A's beat Rays 4-3". ABC7 San Francisco. June 12, 2019.
  7. Staff, Joey Chandler StarNews. "UNCW shortstop Greg Jones named CAA Player of the Year". Wilmington Star News.
  8. Chandler, Austin. "Seahawk Spectacular: Greg Jones enters draft-eligible sophomore year".
  9. Smist, John. "UNCW's Greg Jones selected by Tampa Bay in first round of MLB draft". www.wect.com.
  10. "Rays sign top pick Greg Jones for slot-value $3,027,000". Tampa Bay Times.
  11. "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play". MLB.com.


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