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Robert Mitchell Jones (born April 11, 1972 in Orange, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from -. He made his MLB debut on May 18, 1997, for the Colorado Rockies. Jones is currently the pitching coach for the Rockland Boulders of the independent Can-Am League. Jones moved to Rutherford, New Jersey in 1981 and played in Rutherford Little League from 1982-1984. In , he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 44th round as a draft-and-follow. He signed prior to the draft and was assigned to Helena in the Pioneer League (Rookie), where he went 5-4. Jones operated his own baseball academy named Bobby Jones Sports in Montville, New Jersey until it was closed down. Jones also spent time as the pitching coach for both the Don Bosco Prep and Montclair Mounties varsity baseball teams. He also worked with the Academy of Pro Players located in Hawthorne, New Jersey as a pitching instructor. ==Minor league== Jones rose through the Brewers' organization, playing at Beloit (Midwest League, Low A) in and Stockton (California League, High A) in . Following the 1994 season, the Colorado Rockies chose Jones in the minor league phase of the Rule V Draft. In , Jones spent most of the season with the New Haven Ravens (Eastern League, Double-A), who lost the league championship series to Reading. Around the All-Star break, he spent a month with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Pacific Coast League, Triple-A). He was back with the Sky Sox in and , and he was 5-1 when the Rockies called him up to replace the injured Bill Swift on the roster. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bobby Jones (left-handed pitcher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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