Adam Jones RF FA Fri 10/25/13 10:37 AM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones, Jacoby Ellsbury and Lorenzo Cain have been named finalists for the American League Gold Glove award in center field.
Jones has won twice before, including last year, and seems likely to become a three-time winner. Cain will be looking his first Gold Glove, while Ellsbury will be seeking his second. The winner will be announced next week.
Adam Jones RF FA Sun 9/29/13 12:00 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones is not in Sunday's lineup due to a sore wrist and shoulder.
He'd surely be playing if the Orioles were still in the playoff hunt, but it makes sense to give Jones some rest now. He'll end the season with a .285/.318/.493 batting line and a career-high 33 homers and 108 RBI.
Adam Jones RF FA Wed 9/25/13 3:13 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
This will end his streak of 322 straight games, which began on September 25, 2011. Jason Pridie has been called up from Triple-A and will make the start in center field.
Adam Jones RF FA Sat 9/21/13 2:15 AM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones went 2-for-8 with a double and two RBI in Friday's extra inning loss to the Rays.
Jones got the O's on the board with an RBI single in the fifth inning, and added an RBI double in the second. The 28-year-old outfielder has blossomed into one of the finest overall offensive performers in the league, slashing .289/.321/.501 with 32 homers, 98 runs, 105 RBI and 13 stolen bases.
Adam Jones RF FA Sun 9/8/13 6:23 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones connected for a solo home run in Sunday's setback against the White Sox.
He finished 1-for-3 with a walk. Jones has already collected four September homers in 31 at-bats. The center fielder is up to 31 bombs -- one short of his career-high -- and 101 RBI. He torched his previous career-best mark of 83 RBI long ago.
Adam Jones RF FA Thu 9/5/13 9:47 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones reached 30 homers and 100 RBI for the season Thursday in the win over the White Sox.
He did that with a solo shot his first time up. Jones also hit 30 homers last year, finishing with 32. However, he's already blown away his previous high in RBI, which was 83 in 2011.
Adam Jones RF FA Sun 9/1/13 5:24 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones blasted a homer and drove in three runs in Sunday's 7-3 victory over the Yankees.
He finished 2-for-5. Jones's two-out, two-run homer in the seventh off Joba Chamberlain, a 424-foot shot to center, capped a seven-run Baltimore inning. The 28-year-old outfielder is slashing .295/.324/.506 and has collected 28 homers and 98 RBI. He's about to reach 100 RBI for the first time in his career.
Adam Jones RF FA Fri 8/23/13 11:10 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones homered and drove in three runs in Friday's 9-7 win over the Athletics.
Jones blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning and put the Orioles ahead in the seventh with an RBI ground out. The 28-year-old has three home runs and nine RBI on his current seven-game hitting streak. He's just six RBI away from reaching the 100-mark for the first time in his career.
Adam Jones RF FA Wed 8/21/13 11:30 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the Orioles' 4-2 win over the Rays on Wednesday.
Jones drove in a run on a ground out in the first before launching a solo home run, his 26th of the season, in the third. The runs batted in gave him 91 for the year. The multi-talented outfielder also stole his 12th base of the year.
Adam Jones RF FA Sat 8/17/13 11:01 PM
Adam Jones
RF FA
Adam Jones went 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI in the Orioles' 8-4 win over the Rockies on Saturday.
Jones singled three times to lead the Orioles in hits, driving in his 87th run of the year in the process. His run scored in the third inning was his first in five games. The outfielder is enjoying another terrific year, batting .298/.325/.503 in the middle of the Orioles' order.