The A&M junior was selected 167th overall in the sixth round of this year's MLB draft.
The Kansas City Royals kept the ball rolling for the Texas A&M Aggies in this year's draft by using their sixth-round pick to call upon A&M RHP Tanner Jones with the 167th pick in the 2024 MLB Draft.
This pick came two picks before his batterymate Jackson Appel, who was picked up by the Chicago White Sox. The Kansas City Royals currently sit on a 52-45 record, good enough for third in the American League Central standings, seven games behind the leading Cleveland Guardians, and four and a half behind the Minnesota Twins at the All-Star break. The Royals have a combination of youth and experience on the team in the form of superstar shortstop and AL MVP candidate Bobby Witt Jr. in his third major league season out of Colleyville, TX, and also veteran catcher Salvador Perez.
After two seasons at Jacksonville State, Jones transferred to College Station for the 2024 season. In his 15 appearances , he posted a questionable 6.33 ERA, but struck out 47 hitters in his 48 and a third innings of work, walking only 19 batters on his way to a 3-1 record., 12th overall, the highest drafted Aggie in school history.
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