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Jahmaiahmai BORN: AUG. 4, 1997 OPENING DAY AGE: 21
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jone SIGNED THRU: 2019 RESIDES: ROSWELL, GA
BIRTHPLACE: ROSWELL, GA
inf 87 ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY ANGELS IN SECOND ROUND OF
2015 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT

height: 6-0 Weight: 205 bats: r throws: r

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
JONES'S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2015— Angels (AZL) .244 40 160 28 39 6 2 2 20 1 1 4 17 1 33 16 7 1 .344 .330 3
2016— Orem .321 48 196 49 63 12 3 3 20 1 1 7 21 2 29 19 6 2 .459 .404 3
Burlington .242 16 62 8 15 1 0 1 10 2 1 0 5 0 13 1 0 3 .306 .294 1
2017— Burlington .272 86 346 54 94 18 4 9 30 5 1 3 32 1 63 18 7 7 .425 .338 3
Inland Empire .302 41 172 32 52 11 3 5 17 1 0 5 13 0 43 9 6 3 .488 .368 3
2018— Inland Empire .235 75 298 47 70 10 5 8 35 0 1 4 43 0 63 13 3 10 .383 .338 13
Mobile .245 48 184 33 45 10 4 2 20 0 2 2 24 0 51 11 1 2 .375 .335 13
MINOR TOTALS .267 354 1418 251 378 68 21 30 152 10 7 25 155 4 295 87 30 28 .408 .348 39
◆ ◆ Jahmai Fitzgerald Jones...First name pronounced 'juh-MY'...Commonly referred to as 'Jam Jones.'
◆ ◆ On Twitter: @jamjones7
◆ ◆ 2019 marks fifth professional campaign and second invite to Major League Spring Training (also 2018).
◆ ◆ Named by Baseball America as Angels’ #5 prospect in 2019 (#3 prospect in 2018)...Moved primary position
jones
from outfield to second base during 2018 Spring Training.
◆ ◆ Split 2018 campaign between Single-A Inland Empire (75 games) and Double-A Mobile (48 games)...
Combined to bat .239 (115/482) with 80 runs, 20 doubles, nine triples, 10 home runs, 55 RBI and 24 stolen
bases in 123 games...Totaled 20+ stolen bases for third straight season (24 combined stolen bases tied for
third-most in LAA system; 24-for-28 on SB attempts)...Set career bests with 67 walks, 114 strikeouts, nine
triples and 55 RBI.
◆ ◆ Named a Cal League Mid-Season All-Star...Promoted to Mobile July 10 for his first action at double-A level...
Played with Mesa in Arizona Fall League where he slashed .321/.400/.500 in 19 games.
◆ ◆ Split 2017 between Single-A Burlington and Single-A Inland Empire...Logged 48 hits in his first 34 games
in Cal League with a .940 OPS...Overall, combined to bat .282 (146/518) with 86 runs, 29 doubles, seven
triples, 14 HR, 47 RBI and 27 stolen bases in 127 games...Named Angels Minor League Player of the Year...
Established career bests in hits, runs, triples, HR, RBI and stolen bases.
◆ ◆ Produced longest hitting streak in Angels' system with a 25-game stretch from July 27-Aug. 24...From July
8-Aug. 24, hit safely in 40 of 42 games while slashing to .358/.418/.608.
◆ ◆ Named as Angels' #2 prospect for 2016 by Baseball America and the organization's top prospect in 2017...Also
tabbed as an Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com in 2016 and 2017...Has been named Angels' Organizational
Player of the Month on three occasions (July 2016, May 2017 & July 2017).
◆ ◆ Had two stops in 2016 sophomore campaign (age 19) with Rookie-level Orem and Burlington...Combined
to hit .302 (78/258) with 57 runs, 13 doubles, three triples, four HR, 30 RBI and and 20 stolen bases in 64
contests...Named 2016 Mid-Season All-Star in Pioneer League with Orem.
◆ ◆ Started professional career in 2015 with Arizona League Angels...Slashed to .244/.330/.344 in 40 games...Hit
.194 across first eight pro games - hit .256 rest of way.
◆ ◆ A two-sport star at Wesleyan High School in Norcross, GA, playing both baseball and football...Had a verbal
commitment to the University of North Carolina and named a 2015 Perfect Game First Team All-American.
◆ ◆ As a senior, he hit .464 with eight home runs, 21 RBI and 40 stolen bases and was named Gwinnett Daily Post
Baseball Player of the Year.
◆ ◆ His late father, Andre Jones, was a linebacker on Notre Dame’s National Championship Football Team in 1988
and played for the Canadian League’s (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers and NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers...His older
brother, T.J. Jones (who also played football at Notre Dame) is currently a wide receiver with the Detroit
Lions...His other brother, Malachi, also played in the NFL and was the 2017 Offensive Rookie of the Year in the
National Arena League...Rocket Ismail, Andre’s Notre Dame teammate, is Godfather to the Jones’ children.
◆ ◆ Signed by Angels scout Todd Hogan.

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