Nolan Jones
Nolan Allen Jones is an American professional baseball infielder in the Cleveland Indians organization.Career
Jones attended Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Cornwells Heights, Bensalem, Pennsylvania. He played shortstop in high school. Jones hit a home run in his final high school at-bat. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college baseball.
Jones was considered a top prospect for the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. The Cleveland Indians selected Jones in the second round of the draft. On July 1, Jones signed with the Indians for a $2.25 million signing bonus.
Jones struck out swinging on his first career at-bat for the AZL Indians. He finished his first professional season with a.257 batting average in 109 at bats. Jones spent 2017 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers where he batted.317 with four home runs, 33 RBIs, and a.912 OPS.
MLB.com ranked Jones as Cleveland's fourth-best prospect going into the 2018 season. He began the year with the Lake County Captains before being promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats, slashing a combined.283/.405/.466 with 19 home runs and 66 RBIs in 120 games.
He returned to Lynchburg to begin 2019. Halfway through the season he was promoted to Double-A Akron Rubberducks where he hit.253 with a.370 On Base Percentage and.466 Slugging Percentage in 49 games. Jones was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. He led the minor leagues in walks in 2019, with 96. He's currently the Indians top prospect in their system. He was also selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox following the season.Personal
His brother, Peyton Jones, played Division I ice hockey for four years at Penn State and was signed by the Colorado Eagles of the AHL.
