Jones was born on April 23, 1977, in the capital city of Willemstad on the Caribbean island nation of Curaçao. By the age of 11, Jones was on a youth select team that traveled all the way to See more

Jones ended his career with a .254/.337/.486 slash line, along with 434 home runs and 1,289 runs batted in. His home run total was tied for 40th on the all-time home run list when he ended his career. However, Jones' weakness was hitting against See more

In July 2001, Jones testified in the federal trial of Steve Kaplan, an Atlanta club owner charged with facilitating prostitution. Jones told the Court that he was a regular at the club and that, … See more

Jones signed with the Atlanta Braves organization as a free agent in 1993 at the age of 16. Jones was promoted to Danville of the Appalachian League after only 27 games with the … See more

Major League Baseball
Atlanta Braves (1996–2007)
The Braves brought Jones up to Atlanta on August 15, 1996, when he was just 19 years old. In his first … See more

Being born in Curaçao allowed Jones to be eligible for the Netherlands national baseball team during their participation in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006. Jones would later join the team again for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. See more

• Minor League Player of the Year Award (1995 and 1996)
• Youngest player in the National League (1996 and 1997)
• 10-Time NL Gold Glove Award Winner (1998–2007)
• 5 … See more