Jared Jones
| Jared Jones | |||||||||||||||
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 Jones with Indianapolis in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 37 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: August 6, 2001 Whittier, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2024, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 6–8 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.14 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 132 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Jared Keith Jones (born August 6, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
[edit]Jones attended La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California.[1][2] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft,[3] and signed with the Pirates rather than play college baseball for the Texas Longhorns.[4][5]
Jones made his professional debut in 2021 with the Bradenton Marauders.[6] Over 18 games (15 starts), he went 3–6 with a 4.64 earned run average (ERA) and 103 strikeouts over 66 innings pitched.[7] He spent the 2022 season with the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers, making 26 starts and compiling a 5–7 record and 4.62 ERA with 142 strikeouts across 122+2⁄3 innings pitched.[8]
Jones split the 2023 season between the Double-A Altoona Curve and Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. In 26 games (25 starts) for the two affiliates, he accumulated a 5–9 record and 3.85 ERA with 146 strikeouts across 126+1⁄3 innings of work.[9]
On March 25, 2024, the Pirates announced that Jones had made their Opening Day roster.[10] He formally had his contract selected on March 28.[11] Jones had a solid first half of the 2024 season, posting a 3.56 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 91 innings.[12] Jones went on the 15-day injured list on July 5 with a lat strain, coming back to the Pirates on August 27.[13][14] He was less effective in his return, with a 5.87 ERA in six starts in August and September.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coronavirus: La Mirada baseball's Jared Jones faces tough decision on his future". April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Jones' HS coach says he was 'born for this'". MLB.com.
- ^ "Hard-throwing Jared Jones of la Mirada goes No. 44 overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates". June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Pirates convince 2nd-round pick Jared Jones to skip scholarship to Texas and sign to go pro". June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Pirates two-way prospect Jared Jones focused on development, earning stripes in instructional league".
- ^ "Jared Jones has been himself ... And really good for Low-A Bradenton".
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Unlucky Season of Jared Jones". September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Jared Jones - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Jared Jones Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Following stellar springs, Henry Davis and Jared Jones will join Pirates for opening day in Miami". post-gazette.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Pirates Designate Canaan Smith-Njigba, Jackson Wolf, Ali Sánchez For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jared Jones - 2024 Pitching Splits". FanGraphs Baseball. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Pirates Place Jared Jones On 15-Day Injured List". MLB Trade Rumors. July 4, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Pirates Outright Brady Feigl". MLB Trade Rumors. August 31, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)