James Steven Jones (born September 24, 1988) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and pitcher.

He earned many honors including First Team All-Northeast Conference, he was named NEC Player of the Week on March 24, he was ranked 30th on Baseball America's Top 100 College Prospects List and was named top prospect in New York State by Perfect Game Crosschecker.

[3][2][4] Jones began his professional career in 2009 with the Low-A Everett AquaSox of the Northwest League.

[citation needed] On May 18, 2014, Jones joined Edgar Martínez as the only players in Mariners history to hit safely in each of their first ten MLB starts.

[citation needed] On November 16, 2015, the Mariners traded Jones, Tom Wilhelmsen, and a player to be named later (Patrick Kivlehan) to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Leonys Martín and Anthony Bass.

[citation needed] Jones began the 2016 season with the Triple-A Round Rock Express, before transitioning into a pitcher.

[citation needed] In August, Jones made his first appearance as a pitcher for the Arizona League Rangers.

[12] In 2018, he played for the rookie-level Arizona League Rangers, High-A Down East Wood Ducks, Double-A Frisco RoughRiders, and Round Rock, accumulating a 1–1 record with a 7.34 ERA over 30+2⁄3 innings.

[citation needed] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[17] Jones split the 2022 campaign between Round Rock, Frisco, and the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Rangers.