Nolan Allen Jones (born May 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Nolan Jones | |
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![]() Jones during the 2019 All-Star Futures Game | |
Cleveland Guardians – No. 33 | |
Infielder / Outfielder | |
Born: (1998-05-07) May 7, 1998 (age 24) Langhorne, Pennsylvania | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 8, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .244 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 13 |
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Jones attended Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Cornwells Heights, Bensalem, Pennsylvania. He played shortstop in high school. Jones hit a home run in his final high school at-bat. [1] He committed to the University of Virginia to play college baseball.[2]
Jones was considered a top prospect for the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4][5][6] The Cleveland Indians selected Jones in the second round of the draft.[7] On July 1, Jones signed with the Indians for a $2.25 million signing bonus.[8]
Jones struck out swinging on his first career at-bat for the Arizona League Indians. He finished his first professional season with a .257 batting average over 109 at bats.[9] Jones spent 2017 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers where he batted .317 with four home runs, 33 RBIs, and 18 doubles over 62 games.[10] He began the 2018 season with the Lake County Captains before being promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats, slashing a combined .283/.405/.466 with 19 home runs and 66 RBIs over 120 games between both teams.[11]
Jones returned to Lynchburg to begin 2019 and was promoted to the Akron RubberDucks during the season.[12] He was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[13] Over 126 games between both teams, he slashed .272/.409/.442 with 15 home runs and 63 RBIs.[14] He led the minor leagues in walks with 96.[15] He was also selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox following the season.[16] However, he left the league early after aggravating a previous hand injury.[17] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[18] Cleveland selected Jones' contract on November 20, 2020.[19] Jones spent the 2021 season with the Columbus Clippers with whom he slashed .238/.356/.431 with 13 home runs, 48 RBIs, and 25 doubles over 99 games.[20][21]
The Guardians recalled Jones from the minor leagues on July 8, 2022.[22] He made his major league debut that same day against the Kansas City Royals.
His brother, Peyton Jones, played Division I ice hockey for four years at Penn State and was signed by the Colorado Eagles of the AHL.[23] He is currently a goaltender for the Belfast Giants of the EIHL.
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