Druw Jones

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

Druw Jones
Jones in 2021
Arizona Diamondbacks
Center fielder
Born: (2003-11-28) November 28, 2003 (age 21) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

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.

In 2023, Jones began the season with the Diamondbacks' Single-A affiliate, the Visalia Rawhide. He briefly moved to the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks before returning to Visalia. He spent the entire 2024 season in Single-A with the Rawhide.

Personal life

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