Druw Jones Explained

Druw Jones
Team:Arizona Diamondbacks
Position:Center fielder
Birth Date:28 November 2003
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right

Andruw Nicholas "Druw" Jones (born November 28, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder. He was drafted second overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2022 MLB draft.

Amateur career

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 of Wesleyan School in Peachtree 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 the Gwinnett Daily Post Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .445 with 16 home runs and 39 runs 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 to Vanderbilt University to play college baseball.[4] [5]

Professional career

Considered one of the top prospects for the 2022 Major League Baseball draft,[6] [7] [8] the Arizona Diamondbacks selected Jones with the second overall selection.[9] [10] Jones signed with the Diamondbacks, receiving a reported signing 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.

Personal life

Jones is the son of former MLB outfielder Andruw Jones and Nicole Jones.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bowman . Mark . Druw Jones is ready to live up to the hype . July 18, 2022 . MLB.com . July 17, 2022 . July 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718034731/https://www.mlb.com/news/druw-jones-eager-for-2022-mlb-draft . live .
  2. Web site: BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Wesleyan's Druw Jones. 2022-03-15. 2021-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210622174629/https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/baseball-player-of-the-year-wesleyans-druw-jones/article_87cf012a-f7ec-5c14-bd2c-b51a21c0a66c.html. live.
  3. Web site: Get to know D-backs top pick Druw Jones . . 2022-07-17 . 2022-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717221216/https://www.mlb.com/news/druw-jones-guide . live .
  4. Web site: Son of Atlanta Braves great Andruw Jones commits to Vanderbilt baseball. The Tennessean. 2022-03-15. 2023-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20231028001317/https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2019/07/24/atlanta-braves-great-andruw-jones-son-commits-vanderbilt-baseball/1813680001/. live.
  5. Web site: Wesleyan sophomore Druw Jones, son of former Atlanta Braves OF Andruw, commits to Vanderbilt. 2022-03-15. 2023-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405213745/https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/wesleyan-sophomore-druw-jones-son-of-former-atlanta-braves-of-andruw-commits-to-vanderbilt/article_d4a67129-31e9-594a-8a60-4a05fcc04e43.html. live.
  6. Web site: Why Druw Jones could be the best MLB draft prospect since Bryce Harper. 8 March 2022. 15 March 2022. 15 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315035408/https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/insider/story/_/id/33447494/why-druw-jones-best-mlb-draft-prospect-bryce-harper. live.
  7. Web site: Son of Andruw Jones Tops MLB Network's List of 2022 Prospects. Forbes. 2022-03-15. 2022-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315040244/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschlossberg/2021/12/22/son-of-andruw-jones-tops-mlb-networks-list-of-2022-prospects/?sh=17b841178b82. live.
  8. Web site: Watch MLB's No. 1 Draft prospect respond to 'overrated' chant. MLB.com. 2022-03-15. 2022-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315040816/https://www.mlb.com/news/druw-jones-top-draft-prospect-homers-during-overrated-chant. live.
  9. News: Gerson . Aria . Nashville Tennessean . July 18, 2022 . July 17, 2022 . October 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028001317/https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2022/07/17/druw-jones-arizona-diamondbacks-mlb-draft-2022-vanderbilt-baseball-andruw-jones/10054419002/ . live .
  10. News: Gilbert . Steve . D-backs draft Druw Jones, son of 10-time Gold Glover, at No. 2 . July 18, 2022 . MLB.com . July 18, 2022 . July 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717233756/https://www.mlb.com/news/druw-jones-drafted-no-2-overall-by-d-backs-2022-mlb-draft . live .
  11. Web site: No. 2 pick Druw Jones, Arizona Diamondbacks officially agree to contract . 23 July 2022 . 28 October 2023 . 21 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321214923/https://arizonasports.com/story/3219548/no-2-pick-druw-jones-arizona-diamondbacks-officially-agree-to-contract/ . live .
  12. Web site: Andruw Jones' son already on All-Star path. MLB.com. 2022-03-15. 2022-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315035408/https://www.mlb.com/news/andruw-jones-and-son-druw-to-share-2021-all-star-experience. live.