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Jacque Jones

Jacque Jones
Jacque Jones 2007.jpg
Jones with the Chicago Cubs
Washington Nationals – No. 24
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1975-04-25) April 25, 1975 (age 41)
San Diego, California
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 9, 1999, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
June 10, 2008, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Batting average .277
Home runs 165
Runs batted in 630
Teams
Jacque Jones
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team

Jacque Dewayne Jones (born April 25, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and current assistant hitting coach with the Washington Nationals under his former manager Dusty Baker.

He graduated from San Diego High School in 1993, and the University of Southern California, where he had a stellar career. In 1994, he was a first team all-American outfielder for the Trojans. In 1996, he was a member of the US Olympic Baseball team. In 1993, he was named player of the year in the SCL with, .332 batting average, 33 home runs, and 124 RBI.

Jacque was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 1996 amateur draft. He played three seasons in the minor leagues, and was brought up to the majors in 1999. He started off in center field, but moved to left to accommodate Torii Hunter. Between 2002-2003, he batted over .300, and went to the playoffs with the Twins. The Twins outfield was one of the fastest in baseball in 2005, boasting Jones, Hunter and Shannon Stewart. With the acquisition of Stewart, Jones was moved to right field. Jacque was able to hit for power and averaged 20 home runs between 2000-2005.


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