JaCoby Jones #40

Resides in Richton, MS during the offseason... Participates in the Dreams Come True program and participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan and TigerFest... Named second team All-SEC as a junior in 2013 at LSU after hitting .294 (59x201) with 42 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 31 RBI in 59 games...selected a freshman All-American in 2011 after hitting .338 (66x195) with 36 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 32 RBI in 56 games.

Spent most of the 2016 season in the minors, splitting the year between Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo before making his major league debut late in the season...On restricted list from April 7-May 17... Assigned to Double A Erie to begin the season -- hit .312 (24x77) with 11 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, four home runs and 20 RBI in 20 games with the SeaWolves...Named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending May 29 after hitting .357 (10x28) with five runs scored, two triples, four home runs and 14 RBI... Promoted to Triple A Toledo on June 6 -- played in 79 games with the Mud Hens and batted .243 (71x292) with 33 runs scored, 14 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 23 RBI... Hit safely in 11 of his first 12 games with Toledo from June 6-17 -- batted .333 (15x45) with five runs scored, two doubles, two triples, two home runs and seven RBI during the 12-game stretch...Had his contract purchased from Triple A Toledo on August 30... Made his major league debut on August 30 vs. Chicago (AL), going 2x4 with a run scored, a double and two RBI -- became the first Tiger to record two-or-more hits and drive in two-or-more runs in his major league debut since Hank Reibe on August 26, 1942 at Philadelphia... Recorded two doubles and scored two runs in the second game of his major league career on August 31 vs. Chicago (AL) -- became the first Tiger to record multiple hits in the first two games of his major league career since Alex Avila had three straight multi-hit games from August 6-11, 2009... Played in 13 games with the Tigers and hit .214 (6x28) with three runs scored, three doubles and two RBI... Appeared in 21 games with the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League and hit .329 (27x82) with 11 runs scored, five doubles, one home run and 13 RBI -- was named to the Arizona Fall League's All-Prospect Team... Ranked as the sixth-best prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.