Mitch Jones

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Mitchell C. Jones (born October 15, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009. Jones played ball in high school at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1997 and the Baltimore Orioles in 1998 and 1999. He set a school record at Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) with 41 career homers in two years, then transferred to Arizona State University. His senior year at Arizona State University he posted a .787 slugging percentage with 27 home runs (a single-season ASU record) and 92 RBI. Jones was a 2x consensus All-American in 1998 and 2000. In 1999, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox and was named a league all-star. He signed after college with the New York Yankees after being drafted in the 7th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. He worked his way through the Yankees' major league system, becoming a six-time All-Star. He started 2005 at the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, where he batted .268 with 27 home runs and 79 RBIs on that year.