With the No. 25 pick in Sunday’s MLB draft, the Yankees landed Vanderbilt outfielder Spencer Jones.
LOS ANGELES — The Yankees have drafted another 6-foot-7 college outfielder who hails from California.With the No. 25 pick in Sunday’s MLB draft, the Yankees landed Vanderbilt outfielder Spencer Jones, who has drawn some comparisons to Judge with his big frame and athleticism, though he bats left-handed.
Jones was a two-way player out of high school in California — he went unsigned after the Angels drafted him in the 31st round in 2019 — but ran into injury troubles that ended his run as a pitcher. During his senior year of high school, he underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his left elbow and then had Tommy John surgery in 2020.AP
A strong summer last year in the Cape Cod Baseball League also boosted Jones’ stock. Playing for the Brewster Whitecaps — the same team, coincidentally, that Judge played for in 2012 — Jones hit .312 with a .904 OPS in the wooden-bat league that can often serve as a separator for draft prospects.