As a child, Jones would practice hitting tee balls off of water bottles. He subsequently played golf, but found that summers in Atlanta were too hot for the sport and quit. Jones played organized baseball on travel teams, but elected to focus on basketball during the school year as a student ofWesleyan School inPeachtree Corners, Georgia. He played basketball until partway through his ninth grade year, when he asked to try out for the baseball team.[1] As a junior in 2021, he was theGwinnett Daily Post Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .445 with 16home runs and 39runs batted in (RBIs).[2] Jones finished his senior year in 2022 with a .570 batting average, 13 home runs, 39 RBIs, 72 runs, 33 walks, and 32 stolen bases.[3] He committed toVanderbilt University to playcollege baseball.[4][5]
Considered one of the top prospects for the2022 Major League Baseball draft,[6][7][8] theArizona Diamondbacks selected Jones with the second overall selection.[9][10] Jones signed with the Diamondbacks, receiving a reportedsigning bonus of $8,185,100.[11] On July 26, 2022, it was revealed that Jones suffered a left shoulder injury while taking his first batting practice with the organization. He underwent surgery on August 3 to repair the posterior labrum in the shoulder.
Jones made his professional debut in 2023 with the Diamondbacks'Single-A affiliate, theVisalia Rawhide.[12] He missed time due to quadriceps and hamstring injuries, spending time on a rehab assignment with the rookie-levelArizona Complex League Diamondbacks before returning to Visalia.[13] Over 41 games, he hit .238 with two home runs and 12 RBIs. Back at Visalia in 2024, Jones batted .275 with six home runs, 65 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases over 109 games.[14] He played for theHigh-AHillsboro Hops in 2025, batting .255 with 5 home runs and 28 steals in 123 games.[15]
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