Jones played ball in high school at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1997 and the Baltimore Orioles in 1998 and 1999. He set a school record at Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) with 41 career homers in two years, then transferred to Arizona State University. His senior year at Arizona State University he posted a .787 slugging percentage with 27 home runs (a single-season ASU record) and 92 RBI. Jones was a 2x consensus All-American in 1998 and 2000. He signed after college with the New York Yankees after being drafted in the 7th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft Live streamer on twitch.\n', '

He worked his way through the Yankees\' minor league system, becoming a six-time All-Star. He started 2005 at the Yankees\' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, where he batted .268 with 27 home runs and 79 RBIs on that year. In April, he hit for the cycle, a feat that was not repeated by a Clipper until Jason Kipnis did it in 2010. Jones won the 2001 Single-A, 2004 Double-A, and 2005 Triple-A Home Run Derby, narrowly defeating Ian Kinsler.\n', '

Jones received his first Major League call up in May 2006 by the New York Yankees.\n', '

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