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Randall Leo Jones (born January 12, 1950), nicknamed "Junkman", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets in the National League (NL). Jones won the Cy Young Award with San Diego in 1976, after coming in second for the award in 1975. The Padres retired his No. 35.
He was known for his sinker and the large number of ground-ball outs he induced, and his exceptional control. He was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.
Jones was born on January 12, 1950, in Fullerton, California. He attended Brea-Olinda High School in Brea, California, and Chapman University in Orange, California. He was Chapman's top pitcher for three years, and was named an All-American as a senior.
During high school, Jones suffered tendinitis in his pitching arm, which recurred during his junior season at Chapman. He could no longer pitch with the same velocity, but developed the ability to set up hitters with excellent control, moving pitches to different parts of the plate, and altering pitching speeds. Jones came to rely on his sinker and slider, rather than fastballs.
From 1969-72 at Chapman, Jones won 27 games, and was named the team's most valuable player each year. In his All-American senior year, Chapman had 38 wins and was the runner-up at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Far West Regionals. Jones set school records for strikeouts in a season with 155 in 1972, and career strikeouts with 311.
He was inducted into the Chapman Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.
Jones was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft. In 1972, the Padres assigned Jones to the Single-A Tri-City Padres, where he played in one game, and the Double-A Alexandria Aces where he started 11 games. He only had a 3–5 won–loss record with Alexandria, but had a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) and 63 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched. He began 1973 in Alexandria, where he had a 8–1 record, 2.01 ERA, three complete games, one shutout and 67 strikeouts in 67 innings.
Jones's Double-A pitching coach Warren Hacker suggested Jones work on developing his sinker, which proved successful for Jones. Over the ensuing years, he would develop techniques that added to his deceptiveness in throwing velocity, and durability, as a pitcher. Jones nickname as a Padre would be "Junk Man".
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Randall Leo Jones (born January 12, 1950), nicknamed "Junkman", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets in the National League (NL). Jones won the Cy Young Award with San Diego in 1976, after coming in second for the award in 1975. The Padres retired his No. 35.
He was known for his sinker and the large number of ground-ball outs he induced, and his exceptional control. He was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.
Jones was born on January 12, 1950, in Fullerton, California. He attended Brea-Olinda High School in Brea, California, and Chapman University in Orange, California. He was Chapman's top pitcher for three years, and was named an All-American as a senior.
During high school, Jones suffered tendinitis in his pitching arm, which recurred during his junior season at Chapman. He could no longer pitch with the same velocity, but developed the ability to set up hitters with excellent control, moving pitches to different parts of the plate, and altering pitching speeds. Jones came to rely on his sinker and slider, rather than fastballs.
From 1969-72 at Chapman, Jones won 27 games, and was named the team's most valuable player each year. In his All-American senior year, Chapman had 38 wins and was the runner-up at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Far West Regionals. Jones set school records for strikeouts in a season with 155 in 1972, and career strikeouts with 311.
He was inducted into the Chapman Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.
Jones was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft. In 1972, the Padres assigned Jones to the Single-A Tri-City Padres, where he played in one game, and the Double-A Alexandria Aces where he started 11 games. He only had a 3–5 won–loss record with Alexandria, but had a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) and 63 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched. He began 1973 in Alexandria, where he had a 8–1 record, 2.01 ERA, three complete games, one shutout and 67 strikeouts in 67 innings.
Jones's Double-A pitching coach Warren Hacker suggested Jones work on developing his sinker, which proved successful for Jones. Over the ensuing years, he would develop techniques that added to his deceptiveness in throwing velocity, and durability, as a pitcher. Jones nickname as a Padre would be "Junk Man".
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