Mitch Jones
| Mitch Jones | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 15, 1977 Orem, Utah |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 16, 2009, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 29, 2009, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .308 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
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Mitchell C. Jones (born October 15, 1977 in Orem, Utah) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.
Jones played ball in high school at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1997 and the Baltimore Orioles in 1998 and 1999. He opted instead to complete his college education. He set a school record at Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) with 41 career homers in two years, then transferred to Arizona State University. His senior year at Arizona State University he posted a .787 slugging percentage with 27 home runs (a single-season ASU record) and 92 RBI, while he struck out 46 times in 249 at-bats. He signed after college with the New York Yankees after being drafted in the 7th round (218th overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.
He worked his way through the Yankees' minor league system, becoming a four-time All-Star. He started 2005 at the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, where he batted .268 with 27 home runs and 79 RBIs on that year. In April, he hit for the cycle, a feat that was not repeated by a Clipper until Jason Kipnis did it in 2010. He won the 2005 Triple-A Home Run Derby, narrowly defeating Ian Kinsler.
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