Jones is the pitching coach for the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Double-A minor league baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Jones was selected in the first round (third overall) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft by the Padres out of Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas.

[1] While in high school Jones had gained national attention for striking out 28 batters in a 16-inning play-off game while throwing 251 pitches.

[2][citation needed] Jones threw a one-hit shutout against the first-place Houston Astros in his big league debut on September 21, 1986.

Jones served as the interim bullpen coach for the San Diego Padres for part of the 2012 season, following the death of Darrel Akerfelds.