Arizona Diamondbacks select Georgia prep outfielder Drew Jones with second pick in Major League Baseball’s 2022 amateur draft. Today we will discuss about Andruw Jones: Hall of Fame| Net Worth| Salary| Family| Fangraphs
Andruw Jones: Hall of Fame| Net Worth| Salary| Family| Fangraphs
Andrew Rudolph Jones (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈandruw dʒonz]; born April 23, 1977) is a former Curacaón baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Atlanta Braves. Jones also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees, and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Jones was a renowned defensive specialist for most of his career and won the Rollings Gold Glove Award for outfielders every year from 1998 to 2007. Apart from his elite fielding, he had a strong throwing arm. He was a five-time MLB All-Star, and won both the Hank Aaron Award and the Silver Slugger Award for outfielders in 2005.
| Center fielder | |
| Born: April 23, 1977 Willemstad, Curaçao |
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Batted: Right
Threw: Right
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| Professional debut | |
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| MLB: August 15, 1996, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| NPB: March 29, 2013, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 3, 2012, for the New York Yankees | |
| NPB: October 1, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
Hall of Fame
Jones’ hopes were raised on Tuesday night, when he learned that he had been inducted into 41.1% of Hall of Fame ballots cast by eligible members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He is well shy of the 75% required for the election. But he is also a far cry from the support he got during his first two years on the ballot – 7.3% in 2018 and 7.5% in 2019.
Net Worth
Andrew Jones is a Curacaoan baseball outfielder who has a net worth of $50 million dollars. Born in Willemstad, Curaçao, Andrew Jones showed talent on the baseball field while he was still in elementary school. By the age of 15, he was regularly playing with the national team.
Salary
| YEAR | TEAM | TOTAL CASH |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  |
$46,000 |
| 1997 | |
$152,500 |
| 1998 | |
$215,000 |
| 1999 | |
$300,000 |
| 2000 | |
$3,700,000 |
| 2001 | |
$8,200,000 |
| 2002 | |
$12,500,000 |
| 2003 | |
$11,500,000 |
| 2004 | |
$12,000,000 |
| 2005 | |
$12,500,000 |
| 2006 | |
$13,000,000 |
| 2007 | |
$13,500,000 |
| 2008 |  |
$21,200,000 |
| 2009 |  |
$500,000 |
| 2010 |  |
$500,000 |
| 2011 |  |
$1,500,000 |
| 2011* | |
$3,200,000 |
| 2012 | |
$2,540,000 |
| 2012* | |
$3,200,000 |
| 2013* | |
$3,200,000 |
| 2014* | |
$3,200,000 |
| Est. Earnings (16 seasons) |
$126,653,500 | |
Family
Nicole Jones’ attorney, John Mayhew, declined to comment Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether Andrew Jones had a lawyer.
The complaint states that Nicole Jones is seeking joint legal and primary custody of the couple’s nine-year-old son.
She is demanding child support, alimony and half of the couple’s assets. She also wants a judge to declare their premarital agreement null and void.
Fangraphs
It happened so quickly. Recently named the sport’s top prospect by Baseball America in the spring of 1996, the earliest 19-year-old Andrew Jones was sent to play for the Durham Bulls, The Braves High-A affiliate. By mid-August, he had smashed through the Carolina League, Double-A Southern League, and Triple-A International League, making his debut for the defending world champions. As of October 20, with just 31 regular season games under his belt, he was a household name, becoming the youngest player to homer in a World Series game—breaking Mickey Mantle’s record—and to boot. For were doing this twice at Yankee Stadium.
