Taylor Michael Jones is a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who now represents the Houston Astros. Jones was born in the United States on December 6, 1993.
During his collegiate baseball career, he attended Gonzaga University. Jones was taken in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros. In 2020, he made his MLB debut.
Jones went to Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington, for his high school career, where he played in basketball and baseball.
In his senior year of baseball, he led his team to a state championship in the 4A category. He opted to enroll at Gonzaga University, where he played baseball for the college team, after being undrafted in the Major League Baseball draft in 2012.
Jones had a 5.29 earned-run average in 17 innings thrown as a freshman at Gonzaga. During the same season, he also batted.233 in 28 games.
He had a 4-3 record with an earned run average of 4.71 in 14 starts as a sophomore in 2014. In addition, he had a.211 batting average with one home run in 29 games.
He began focusing all of his emphasis on hitting and playing first base in 2015, his junior year. He had a batting average.358, five home runs and thirty runs batted in in 44 games, earning him a spot on the first-team All-WCC.
After the season, he was drafted in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs, but he did not sign with the organization.
He was a member of the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League the previous summer when he played summer collegiate baseball.
How Much Does Taylor Jones Make?
Taylor Jones receives a yearly salary of $570,500, which includes no signing bonus of any kind.