Odell Jones (January 13, 1953 – March 20, 2024)[1] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers, in parts of nine seasons spanning 1975–1988.

Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m), 175 pounds (79 kg), he batted and threw right handed.

He made his major league debut for the 1975 NL East division-winning Pirates, appearing in two September games.

He was traded along with Mario Mendoza and Rafael Vásquez from the Pirates to the Mariners for Enrique Romo, Tom McMillan and Rick Jones at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1978.

[3] Surprisingly, Jones came within two outs of a no-hitter before giving up a single to Ron Washington and being pulled for closer Dan Plesac.

That winter, Jones joined the Senior Professional Baseball Association, where he pitched for the West Palm Beach Tropics and Fort Myers Sun Sox during that league's two seasons.