Brock Jones
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|birth_place = Fresno, California
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|throws = Left
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Brock Kenneth Jones (born March 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Amateur career
Jones attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, where he played baseball and football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/high-school/article230630864.html|title=Buchanan two-sport star Brock Jones wins B'nai B'rith award|date=May 21, 2019|website=The Fresno Bee}} As a junior in 2018, he batted .346 with two home runs, 15 RBIs, and 34 runs scored.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/high-school/article218424565.html|title=Buchanan's Brock Jones makes his college choice. Will he keep playing two sports?|first=Anthony|last=Galaviz|date=September 14, 2018|website=The Fresno Bee}} Unselected out of high school in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Stanford University to play both baseball and football.{{Cite web|url=https://abc30.com/buchanan-high-brock-jones-good-sports-stanford/5245906/|title=This local high-schooler aims to play 2 sports at the Division 1 level|first=Stephen|last=Hicks|date=April 12, 2019|website=KFSN-TV}}{{Cite web|url=https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/06/17/stanford-bound-jones-delivers|title=Stanford-bound Jones delivers money performance for Caps|first=Glenn|last=Reeves|date=June 17, 2019|website=Palo Alto Online}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/31/college-baseball-stanford-incoming-freshmen-bond-in-palo-alto/|title=College baseball: Stanford incoming freshmen bond in Palo Alto|first=Vytas|last=Mazeika|date=July 31, 2019|website=The Mercury News}}
Jones made 11 appearances for the Cardinal football team as a freshman before choosing to focus solely on baseball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/riley-greene-quinn-priester-pipeline-inbox|title=Inbox: Greene, Priester and more|first=Jonathan|last=Mayo|date=December 22, 2021|website=MLB.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://baseballprospectjournal.com/brock-jones-offers-an-intriguing-toolset/|title=Brock Jones offers an intriguing toolset|first=Dan|last=Zielinksi III|date=November 24, 2021|website=Baseball Prospect Journal}} As a freshman for the baseball team, he started 16 games in which he batted .228 with one home run before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/three-strikes-stanford-flips-the-script-southland-chaos-filby-walks/|title=Three Strikes: Stanford Flips the Script, Southland Chaos, Filby Walks|first=Joe|last=Healy|date=April 7, 2021|website=Baseball America}} In 2021, as a redshirt freshman, Jones started 56 games in which he slashed .311/.453/.646 with 18 home runs, 62 RBIs, 14 stolen bases, and 13 doubles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/stanford-baseball-five-questions-to-answer-entering-2022/|title=Stanford Baseball: Five Questions to Answer Entering 2022|first=Joe|last=Healy|date=November 26, 2021|website=Baseball America}} That summer, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/01/cal-stanford-baseball-players-among-45-named-to-team-usa-roster/|title=Cal, Stanford baseball players among 45 named to Team USA roster|first=Evan|last=Webeck|date=July 1, 2021|website=The Mercury News}}{{Cite web|url=https://abc30.com/brock-jones-fresno-baseball/10848743/|title=Fresno's Brock Jones returns from CWS, joins USA Collegiate National Team|first=Brianna|last=Melon|date=July 1, 2021|website=KFSN-TV}} Jones entered the 2022 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/Cal-s-Dylan-Beavers-Stanford-s-Brock-Jones-16924865.php|title=Cal's Dylan Beavers, Stanford's Brock Jones: Outfielders with big-league futures|first=Steve|last=Kroner|date=February 16, 2022|website=San Francisco Chronicle}} Over 65 games, he compiled a slash line of .324/.451/.664 with 21 home runs and 57 RBIs and was awarded an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove.{{cite news | url=https://gostanford.com/news/2022/6/22/baseball-jones-tabbed-gold-glover | title=Jones Tabbed Gold Glover | newspaper=Stanford University Athletics }}
Professional career
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Jones in the second round with the 65th overall pick in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-brock-jones-drafted-by-rays/ | title=Rays' Brock Jones: Drafted by Rays }} He signed with the team for $1.1 million.{{cite web | url=https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/sports/local-sports/brock-jones-signs-with-tampa-bay/ | title=Brock Jones signs with Tampa Bay | date=26 July 2022 }}
Jones made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Rays and was later promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs. Over 19 games between both teams, he hit .265 with four home runs, 14 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/player/brock-jones-677342 | title=Brock Jones Stats, Fantasy & News }} Jones played the 2023 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, batting .201 with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs over 85 games.https://www.milb.com/player/brock-jones-677342 He returned to Bowling Green for the 2024 season and hit .224 with 17 home runs, 49 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases,. He was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits to open the 2025 season.https://www.milb.com/app-firstpitch/montgomery/news/montgomery-biscuits-announce-2025-opening-day-roster
References
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External links
- [https://gostanford.com/sports/baseball/roster/brock-jones/18462 Stanford Cardinal bio]
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Category:Baseball players from Fresno, California
Category:Stanford Cardinal baseball players
Category:United States national baseball team players
Category:Florida Complex League Rays players
Category:Charleston RiverDogs players