Ryder Jones

Ryder McKinley Jones (born June 7, 1994) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.

Ryder Jones
Free agent
Third baseman
Born: (1994-06-07) June 7, 1994
Seattle, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 24, 2017, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average.184
Home runs4
Runs batted in8
Teams

Career

San Francisco Giants

Jones attended Watauga High School in Boone, North Carolina and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][2]

He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Giants.[3] Jones played 2014 with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Augusta GreenJackets, 2015 with the San Jose Giants and 2016 with the Richmond Flying Squirrels.[4][5] After the 2016 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[6] Jones started the 2017 season with the Sacramento River Cats.[7]

On June 24, 2017, the Giants promoted Jones to the major leagues.[8] He made his debut later that night, starting at third base against the New York Mets. On June 30, 2017, Jones recorded his first career hit against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jones played in 53 games for the Giants in 2017 with 40 starts (27 at first base and 13 at third base).

On July 21, 2019, Jones was designated for assignment.[9] After not being claimed by another team, the Giants assigned Jones to their Double-A affiliate the Richmond Flying Squirrels. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[10]

Boston Red Sox

On February 4, 2020, Jones signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. He became a minor-league free agent on November 2, 2020.[11]

Sugar Land Skeeters

On August 2, 2020, Jones signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

References
  1. Pleskoff, Bernie (August 29, 2013). "First look: Giants 2013 Draft pick Ryder Jones". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. Journal, Scott Hamilton/Winston-Salem. "Hamilton: Ryder Jones is in a can't-lose position". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. "WHS Standout Ryder Jones Debuts With San Francisco Giants". www.hcpress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. [email protected], Steve Behr. "WHS grad Ryder Jones opens season as Flying Squirrel". Watauga Democrat. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond. "Duct tape secured swing path of Squirrels' Ryder Jones". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  6. "Giants prospect Jones finds power at perfect time in Arizona Fall League". NBCS Bay Area. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  7. "Down on the Farm: Giants prospect Jones adds outfield to his arsenal". NBCS Bay Area. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  8. Haft, Chris. "Giants promote Jones, designate Hill". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  9. Henry Schulman (July 21, 2019). "Giants part ways with pitcher Derek Holland, infielder Ryder Jones". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  10. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  11. Campbell, Brendan (November 2, 2020). "Former Red Sox utilityman Tzu-Wei Lin is now a minor-league free agent". bloggingtheredsox.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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