Born in White Plains, NY in 1934, Jones went to Ithaca College and began his baseball career in the White Sox organization, climbing through their Minor League ranks before debuting with Chicago on September 8, 1962, against the Washington Senators. The left-handing hitting infielder appeared in 40 Major League games between 1962 and 1966 before transitioning to a role as a roving hitting instructor in 1967. He joined the Houston Astros as the teams’ hitting coach from 1976 to 1982 and served as the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres from 1984 to 1987. He would then step into a role as an advanced scout for the White Sox, a role he held from 1988 to 2008.