Taylor Michael Jones plays as a first baseman and outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He was born on December 6, 1993, and is currently 28 years old.
The Astros picked Jones In the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, He debuted in MLB in 2020. Jones played baseball and basketball while a student at Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington.
He guided them to a 4A baseball state victory in 2012, his senior year. He enrolled at Gonzaga University and began playing baseball there after going undrafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 35th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft following the season, but he declined to sign. He participated in the Alaska Baseball League that summer as a summer collegiate baseball player for the Anchorage Bucs.
He participated in 56 games as a senior in 2016, hitting.332/.399/.509 with two home runs and 36 RBIs, earning Second Team All-WCC accolades.
Jones hit his first professional home run off Zach Davies of the San Diego Padres on August 22, 2020. Jones had 21 at-bats in the 2020 season, hitting.190 with one home run and three RBIs.
Jones played in 35 games for the Astros in 2021, going.245/.269/.402 with two home runs and 16 RBIs in 102 at-bats.