His family announced Jones' passing on Monday and was a pillar to the Greater Houston area and Fort Bend's baseball scene. However, a press release from the Houston Astros notes Jones made his mark outside of Texas even rubbing elbows with other baseball legends like Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Tony Gwynn, and Mickey Mantle.
"The left-handing hitting infielder appeared in 40 Major League games between 1962 and 1966 before transitioning to a role as a roving hitting instructor in 1967," the Astros explained in a press release. "He joined the Houston Astros as the teams’ hitting coach from 1976 to 1982 and served as the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres from 1984 to 1987. He would then step into a role as an advanced scout for the White Sox, a role he held from 1988 to 2008.
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