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Garrett Jones

#50
B/T: L/L
HT/WT: 6-4/245
Born: June 21, 1981, Harvey, IL
Resides: Tinley Park, IL
How Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, May 24, 2002.

 

2007: Led the Wings in HR (13), RBI (70) and doubles (32)…third straight year Jones has led Wings in HRs...Started the season with the Red Wings for the third straight season…recalled to Minnesota (his 1st MLB promotion) on May 14…optioned to Rochester May 19…recalled to Minnesota July 12…optioned to Rochester July 22…recalled to Minnesota August 17...Overall with Minnesota: .208-2-5 in 31 games ….got his first MLB hit off Cleveland’s Paul Byrd May 15…ripped 1st MLB home run off of Chicago’s Gavin Floyd September 23 in Minnesota...Vs. LHP: .319-4-28; vs. RHP: .263-9-42…hit .448 (13 for 29) with 2 HR and 10 RBI in 8 games vs. Ottawa…went 5 for 5 with 14 RBIs in bases loaded situations for the year...Hit two home runs August 12 vs. Ottawa…his first HRs since June 25 ending a 120 at bat drought between HRs...Homered in back-to-back games twice this year: April 21-22 vs. Syr. and May 11-12 vs. Buffalo...3-5, 2B, 3 RBI 4/7 vs. Ottawa; 2-5, 2B, 4 RBI 4/13 vs. Charlotte; 3-5, 2B, RBI 4/20 at Paw.; 4-6, 2B, HR, 3 RBI 5/11 at Buf.; 2-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI 6/1 at SWB; 3-4, 2 2B, 3B, 2 RBI 7/5 vs. Ott.; 4-5 8/8 at Syr.; 3-4, 2B, 2 HR,3 RBI 8/12 vs. Ott....His 58 career home runs with the Wings are the most in the Twins era and the most by a Wing since John Valle totaled 66 home runs (1980-1984)...Has homered in every IL ballpark during his career except for McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket

2006: First Red Wing to hit 20 home runs in back to back seasons since Don Baylor in 1970-1971...hit .406 in 9 postseason games (13-32) with 3 HR and 10 RBI...went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI in Game One of IL Playoffs; 2 for 4 w/ HR, 2 RBI in G. 2; 3-3 in G. 3; 2 for 2 w/ 3 R HR G. 2 of GC Champ. Series...led IL in games (140), was 2nd in RBI (92),4th extra base hits (56), tied for 5 th doubles (32), 8 th in HR (21)...led Rochester in home runs, doubles, extra-base hits and RBI, tied for lead in walks (49)...his 92 RBI ranked 9th in all of Triple-A... .went 24 games---June 17 to July 15---without a home run...his 56 extra base hits are the most by a Wing in one season during the Twins era (2003- )...they are the most by a Wings since Danny Clyburn had 58 in 1997...his 45 career home runs with the Wings is the most in the Twins era and the most by a Wing since Mark Smith totaled 51 home runs (1993-1996)...vs. RHP: .231-13-58; vs. LHP: 255-8-34...hit .286 with runners in scoring position...drove in at least 20 runs three different months with a high of 25 in August when he also batted .284.

2005: His 24 home runs led the Twins Minor League system and tied for eighth in the International League...had a 14 game hitting streak from May 1 to May 20 during which time he went 20 for 67 (.298)...was hitting .331-8-22 in 33 games through May 17...hit .215-16-50 in 101 games the rest of the way...hit .265-17-47 on the road and .219-7-25 at home...8 for his last 53 vs. LHP…9 for his last 60 vs. LHP...Will play in the Arizona Fall League...played his first game in the OF in two years on June 28 vs. Louisville...3 for 5 w/ 2 HR and 4 RBI August 2 at SWB…2 for 4 w/ grand slam and 6 RBI July 25 vs. Durham...went 3 for 4 with four runs scored June 23 in Indianapolis...hit walk-off HR June 14 vs. Indy's Ron Chiavacci to win Game Two of a doubleheader...homered in back-to-back games three times: April 12-13 vs. Norfolk, May 17-18 at Columbus and Sept. 4-5 in Ottawa.

2004: Began season at Ft.Myers...had 5 game hit streak going 8-19 (.421), April 8-13...promoted to New Britian April 27...was 9-20 (.450) in 5 games, April 28-May 2 hit safely in 8 of 9 games, going 12-37 (.324), May 9-18...hit safely in 20 of 22 games, going 31-84 (.369) May 28-June 22..season high 5 hits and 2 homer game, July 1 at New Hampshire...had 8 game hit-streak, going 12-29 (.414) July 15-22...Twins' Minor League Player of the Week July 24-30, Twins' Minor League Player of the Month for July...had 2-homer game August 1 at Binghamton,,,tied season-high 4 rbi, August 8 vs. Portland..season high 19 game hit-streak, going 29-74 (.392), August 6-27...homered in three consecutive games, August 9-12...was 8-12 (.667) in 3 games, August 29-31...Twins' Minor League Player of the Month for August...homered in consecutive games, September 3-4...led club in total bases (267), homers and rbi, tied for club lead in batting, was second in at-bats, hits and doubles,tied for second in runs, third in games and fourth in stolen bases...was second in league in slugging percentage (.593) and fifth in homers.

2003: Named Florida State League Player of the Week, April 21-27...hit 2 homers with 5 rbi in 7-0 win vs. Lakeland, August 7...led club and was fourth in league in home runs...also led club in slugging and was second in rbi.

2002: Released by Atlanta, May 21...signed by Twins and assigned to Quad City, May 24...became the third player in the 56-year history of the Midwest League to hit 4 home runs in one game, July 14 vs. Kane County...named Midwest League Player of the Week, July 8-14...hit .382 vs. LP and .169 vs. RP...was second on club in home runs.

2001: Disabled with broken jaw, June 19-July 19...hit safely in 5 of 6 games, going 8-21 (.381), July 19-23...season-high 6-game hit-streak, going 9-22 (.409), July 26-31...hit safely in 10 of 12 games, August 3-15...tied season-high 3 hits and 3 rbi, August 17 at Bluefield...was 8-25 (.320) in 7 games, August 22-28.

2000: Hit safely in five of six games, June 23-29...tied season-high three-game hit-streak, going 5-for-12 (.417), July 14-21...season-high three rbi, August 4 vs. Princeton...had a rbi in three consecutive games, August 16-19 and August 26-29.

1999: Hit safely in six of seven games, July 1-9...season-high 11-game hit-streak, going 16-for-45 (.356), July 28-August 9...season-high three hits, August 4 at GCL Expos...was 5-for-13 (.385) in three games, August 13-16...hit safely in six of seven games, August 20-26.

 

PROFESSIONAL:
Atlanta’s 14th round pick in 1999 June draft...signed by scout Stu Cann.

PERSONAL:
Garrett Thomas Jones...1999 graduate of Andrew (IL) High School.

 

2007 and CAREER STATISTICS

CLUB
AVG
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SH
SF
HB
BB
SO
SB
CS
E
OBP
Red Wings
.280
107
400
57
112
32
3
13
70
0
9
5
32
83
2
2
6
.334
Minnesota
.208
31
77
7
16
2
1
2
5
0
1
0
6
20
1
1
1
.262
Minor League Totals
.250
828
3013
389
754
165
17
123
488
8
29
19
230
770
31
22
73
.305
Major League Totals
.208
31
77
7
16
2
1
2
5
0
1
0
6
20
1
1
1
.262

 

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