Jones snares first Gold Glove Award MLB.com
Jones, who was also elected to the All-Star Game, established himself as one of the American Associate's most dynamic two-way players in 2009.
The 24-year-old distinguished himself with several catches at the wall and recorded nine assists in 2009, and the furnish carries special meaning because it's voted on by the league's managers and coaches. Jones had more putouts (349) than he did in 2008 (336) in the face playing in 11 fewer games and nearly 100 fewer innings.
"I think it's about the hostile coaches. They're the guys that vote -- opposing managers and coaches," Jones said in a seminar call with the media. "I know I missed some time, but they thought I was well capable of winning the award. ... It was a thunderbolt to me, but it shows that I left a lasting impression in the mind of the coaches."
Jones, who was acquired from Seattle as part of a five-musician haul for Erik Bedard before the '08 season, helped erase some sordid recent intelligence for the Orioles. Baltimore hadn't had a
He was named to the 2003 Chauvinistic League All-Star team and finished third in NL Cy Young voting that season after going 18-6, 2.43 (57 ER/211.1 IP) over 30
