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NATE JONES.
FRONT OFFICE • Was on the 60-day injured list again in minor league notes
2019, missing from April 27 to the end
• Has pitched in parts of six seasons at the minor-
of the season with a right elbow sprain…
Was traded from Chicago to Texas while league level, going 19-21 with a 4.22 ERA (191
on the IL. ER/407.1 IP) and 375 strikeouts in 162 games,
including 51 starts.
• Has been traded once in his career. • Has not appeared in the minors since a
MANAGER & STAFF with cash consideration and international rehabilitation stint in 2015 and has not been
• Acquired by the Texas Rangers along
assigned to a minor-league team since pitching
bonus pool money from the Chicago
for Double-A Birmingham in 2011.
White Sox in exchange for RHP Joseph
Jarneski and RHP Ray Castro on July 31,
2019. amateur
• Was drafted by Chicago-AL out of Northern
• Won a gold medal with the United States in the
2017 World Baseball Classic, pitching to a 2.25 Kentucky University.
• In three seasons, he went 6-5 with a 3.81
ERA (1 ER/4.0 IP) in four appearances.
NATE JONES • Pitched for eight seasons for the White Sox and transactions
ERA in 13 starts and 12 relief appearances.
his 318 strikeouts from 2012-2019 are the most
by any White Sox relief pitcher over that time.
• Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the fifth
• Ranks third among Chicago’s all-time
leaders in career holds (69). round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft; signed
by Mike Shirley and Michael Wilder.
• His career-high 28 holds in 2016 tied for
SEASON IN REVIEW • In 2012, his rookie season, he led American • On Chicago’s 60-day disabled list (recovery
• On Chicago’s 60-day disabled list (left hip strain)
the American League lead and ranked as
from April 4 through the end of the 2014 season.
the second-highest single-season total in
White Sox history (Barry Jones, 30, 1990).
from Tommy John surgery) from March 27 to
League relief pitchers with eight wins, tied for the
assignment to Winston-Salem (A+) and Charlotte
second-most by a White Sox rookie and the most August 5, 2015; included an injury rehabilitation
(AAA).
since Cy Acosta established the franchise record • On Chicago’s disabled list (right elbow
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • Jones’ 8-0 record in 2012 was the best • On Chicago’s 60-day disabled list (right elbow
with 10 wins in relief in 1973.
inflammation) from May 1 through the end of the
2017 season.
by a rookie reliever in club history and
matched John Whitehead (1935) for the
strain) from June 13 to September 11, 2018;
best record overall.
• Made his major league debut in a 5-0 loss on
Winston-Salem (A+).
April 8, 2012 at Texas and fanned Josh Hamilton included and injury rehabilitation assignment to
for his first career strikeout. • On Chicago’s 60-day injured list (right elbow
BRAVES HISTORY victory on May 5, 2012 at Detroit after • Acquired by the Texas Rangers along with cash
sprain) from April 27 until being acquired by the
• Earned his first win in a 1-0 White Sox
Texas Rangers on July 31, 2019.
pitching a scoreless inning in relief.
considerations and international bonus pool
• Recorded his first save with 2.0 perfect innings in
a 5-0 win on April 19, 2016 vs. LAA (2. IP, 2 SO). money from the Chicago White Sox in exchange
for RHP Joseph Jarneski and RHP Ray Castro on
• Has nine major league saves, with his last July 31, 2019.
coming in a 9-6 White Sox win on April • On Texas’ 60-day injured list (right elbow sprain)
12, 2019 at Yankee Stadium.
OPPONENTS • Signed by the Cincinnati Reds to a one-year
from the time he was acquired on July 31
through the end of the 2019 season.
minor league contract on January 15, 2020.
• Signed by the Atlanta Braves to a minor-league
contract on February 9, 2021.
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