Todd Jones

Todd Jones
Jones with the Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1968-04-24) April 24, 1968 (age 48) Marietta, Georgia
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1993, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
August 15, 2008, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	58–63
Earned run average	3.97
Strikeouts	868
Saves	319
Teams
Houston Astros (1993–1996) Detroit Tigers (1997–2001) Minnesota Twins (2001) Colorado Rockies (2002–2003) Boston Red Sox (2003) Cincinnati Reds (2004) Philadelphia Phillies (2004) Florida Marlins (2005) Detroit Tigers (2006–2008)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2000) AL Rolaids Relief Man Award (2000) AL saves leader (2000)

Todd Barton Jones (born April 24, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was an effective middle reliever for a variety of teams, and he had an up-and-down career as a closer. On September 16, 2007, Jones became the 21st member of the 300-save club and later ended his career as the Detroit Tigers' all-time leader in saves.

Jones graduated from Osborne High School in Marietta, Georgia and attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the first round of 1989 Major League Baseball draft and made his major league debut during the 1993 season.

Initially used mainly as a setup man, Jones soon became a closer for the Astros. His best years came with the Detroit Tigers from 1997–2001, when he logged 142 saves. On April 22, 1999, Jones earned career save number 100. On September 27, 1999, Jones threw the last official pitch at Tiger Stadium, striking out Carlos Beltrán as the Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8–2.

While playing for the Colorado Rockies in April 2003, Jones made remarks criticized as anti-gay comments during a discussion of the play Take Me Out. Jones publicly apologized, but did not retract his comments.