Jared Christopher Mitchell (born October 13, 1988) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current analyst.

[citation needed] Mitchell turned down a $700,000 signing bonus from the Minnesota Twins in order to attend Louisiana State University (LSU) after being selected by the club in the 10th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

He is a rare two-sport college national champion along with LSU baseball and football teammate Chad Jones.

[citation needed] On March 16, 2010, Mitchell underwent surgery to repair the tear of a tendon in his left ankle; he missed the entire season.

Mitchell finished the 2012 season hitting a combined .237, 24 doubles, 13 triples, 11 home runs, 67 RBI, 21 stolen bases, 78 walks and 179 strikeouts in 455 at bats.

[6] Mitchell started the 2013 season with Triple-A Charlotte but after hitting .132 in his first 53 at bats, he was demoted back to Double-A Birmingham.

[citation needed] After his walk off homer against the Richmond Flying Squirrels on May 17, 2016, Mitchell was released by Trenton.

During the 2017 season, Mitchell helped lead the team to a championship victory, clocking 122 games with a .295 average and .380 OBP.

[11] Mitchell's release on March 22, 2018, came as a surprise to everyone, as he was hitting for an average of .360 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, 3 walks, 4 rbi, and 2/2 stolen bases with only 5 Ks in 25 at bats during Spring Training on the Reds’ Triple A team.

On April 15, 2019, Mitchell signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

On July 31, 2019, Mitchell signed with the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.