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FIELD STAFF
MYCAL JONES
DEVELOPMENT COACH
2018 marks Mycal Jones’ first campaign as a coach in the Astros system.
Jones, who played eight seasons as a shortstop and outfielder in the minor leagues,
spent last year running his own baseball academy in Naples, Fla.
He retired in 2016 following a 90-game run with the independent Somerset Patriots of
Bridgewater, N.J.
Jones, 30, attended Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Fla. His collegiate baseball
career began in 2007 at the University of North Florida, where he played in 50 games
as a freshman.
In 2009, Jones transferred to Miami-D ade College. He batted .447 with 21 doubles, 13
home runs, 50 RBIs, 29 steals and a 1.330 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in 50
contests for the Sharks, prompting Atlanta to select Jones in the fourth round of the June draft.
His first assignment was in Danville, Va., with the Braves’ Appalachian League affiliate. Led by manager Paul Runge, the
Danville Braves went 47-21 (.691), and won the circuit title.
In 2010, Jones’ competed at three levels in the Atlanta system, hitting .262 with 83 runs, 31 doubles, 15 home runs, 61 RBIs
and 22 stolen bases in 129 games. The bulk of his time was spent between Class A Rome (South Atlantic League) and
Advanced A Myrtle Beach (Carolina League). Jones finished the year by belting two homers and driving in five runs over a
seven-game stint with Double A Mississippi.
Jones transitioned from shortstop to centerfield the following year, and registered a Mississippi-best 11 outfield assists. He
would play in parts of six Southern League seasons for the Braves from 2011 to 2015.
Jones received 62 assignments with Triple A Gwinnett before becoming a free agent after the 2015 season.
The speedster posted double-digit steal totals in seven of his eight pro campaigns, racking up 174 stolen bases for a 75%
success rate.
Mycal lives in Naples, Fla., with his wife, Jessica, and two-year-old daughter, Kyndal.
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