Spencer Jones #78

Full name is Spencer George Jones…in three seasons at Vanderbilt University (2019-22), the left-handed batter hit .329/.418/.554 (118-for-359) with 86R, 30 doubles, 3 triples, 15HR, 73RBI, 43BB and 18SB in 109 games…during his junior year in 2022, batted .370/.460/.643 with 21 doubles, three triples, 12HR, 60RBI and 14SB in 61 games, earning All-SEC Second Team honors…additionally, received All-America Third Team honors by Perfect Game and was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region Second Team…his 21 doubles in 2022 were the most in the SEC…prior to the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, was ranked as the No. 49 overall prospect by Baseball America and No. 51 by MLB Pipeline…was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 31st round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of high school, but did not sign…attended La Costa Canyon (Calif.) H.S.

2023

Hit .267 (128-for-480) with 71R, 29 doubles, four triples, 16HR, 66RBI, 49BB and 43SB in 117 combined games with High-A Hudson Valley and Double-A Somerset…among Yankees farmhands, ranked first in doubles and stolen bases, third in hits, tied for third in triples, fourth in extra base hits (49) and total bases (213), tied for seventh in runs and 10th in RBI…spent the majority of the season with Hudson Valley, batting .268 (110-for-411) with 62R, 28 doubles, four triples, 13HR, 56RBI, 42BB and 35SB in 100 games…was named to the American League roster for the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Seattle on 7/9, starting the game in center field (0-for-1, 1BB)…was promoted to Somerset on 8/27 and hit .261 (18-for-69) with 9R, one double, 3HR, 10RBI, 7BB and 8SB in 17 games…was named an MiLB. com Organization All-Star…following the season was tabbed by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Yankees organization and the No. 46 prospect in baseball…was tabbed as the No. 84 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.

2022

Made his professional debut, batting .344 (32-for-93) with 21R, 6 doubles, 4HR, 12RBI, 11BB and 12SB in 25 combined games with the FCL Yankees (3G) and Single-A Tampa (22G)…following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the No. 6 prospect in the Yankees organization, as well as labeled as the “Best Athlete”.