Robert Oliver Jones (born October 11, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War.

Jones graduated from Elkton High School where he starred on the varsity baseball team that won 26 consecutive games spread over two seasons in 1966 and 1967.

Jones is the 89ers/RedHawks franchise's winningest manager (568 wins through 2008) and is the Rangers' all-time minor league leader with 1,285 victories (through 2008).

He was also presented the 2008 Mike Coolbaugh Award for "outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game, and skill in mentoring young players on the field.

[1] He earned in February 1971 the Bronze Star Medal which was officially presented to him by a senior military officer in a pregame Patriot Day ceremony on September 11, 2014 at Globe Life Park while he served as Assistant Hitting Coach with the Texas Rangers.