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RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Full Name: Nathan Andrew Jones
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 MANAGER & STAFF
DOB: January 28, 1986 Opening Day Age: 35
Born: Covington, KY Resides: Butler, KY
MLB Debut: April 8, 2012 MLB Service Time: 9.000
Acquired: Signed to a minor-league contract, February 9, 2021
Contract Status: Signed through 2021
NON-ROSTER INVITEE
2020 CAREER HIGHS NATE JONES
• Made Cincinnati’s Opening Day roster and
pitched in 21 games, going 0-1 with a 6.27 ERA
(13 ER/18.2 IP) and fanning 23. Most Innings Pitched
• Was designated for assignment on 3.1, 5/18/13, CHW at LAA
September 22 to make room for RHP Most Runs
Sonny Gray and was released by the Reds 5, 9/21/13, CHW at DET SEASON IN REVIEW
three days later, September 25.
• At the time he was designated for assignment, he Most Earned Runs
led the Reds staff in appearances and finished the 5, 9/21/13, CHW at DET
season one behind team leader Raisel Iglesias.
Most Hits Allowed
• Pitched to a 3.52 ERA (3 ER/7.2 IP) over his first
10 games of the season, before closing the 5, 3x, last: 9/24/18, CHW vs. CLE
campaign with an 8.18 ERA (10 ER/11.0 IP) over Most Home Runs Allowed PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
his final 11 outings.
1, 32x, last: 9/21/20, CIN vs. MIL
major league notes Most Walks
• Has gone 22-14 with a 3.31 ERA (114 ER/310.0 IP) 3, 4x, last: 4/18/18, CHW at OAK
over 305 career games, fanning 341 batters and Most Strikeouts
logging nine saves.
5, 6/4/13, CHW at SEA
• Was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in
2007 and debuted with the club in 2012… Longest winning streak BRAVES HISTORY
Played his entire professional career 8 games, 5/5-9/17/12
with Chicago until being traded to Texas
in July, 2019…Did not appear for the Longest losing streak
Rangers, and signed with Cincinnati for 4 games, 4/5-5/18/13
the 2020 season.
• Has made five trips to the injured list throughout
his career, four of which have been stints on the • Pitched in 11 games in 2017 before going OPPONENTS
60-day IL. on the injured list on May 1 with right
• Appeared in two games in 2014 before elbow inflammation and missing the
missing the remainder of the season with remainder of the season.
a left hip strain. • Was on Chicago’s 60-day disabled list
• Opened 2015 on the injured list while from June 13 to September 11, 2018, with
recovering from Tommy John surgery a right elbow strain.
and returned on August 5. MISCELLANEOUS

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