Number 59 isn't the most popular baseball jersey number, but it was worn by one of the game's better relievers to ever take to a mound. Todd Jones, the journeyman closer, is the best MLB athlete to ever wear the jersey number 59.
Todd Jones was drafted in the first round of the amateur draft in 1989 by the Houston Astros. Jones would play his first four MLB seasons with the Astros, racking up his first 39 career saves. That was the beginning of a very productive career as an MLB reliever, where Jones would wind up with a career 319 saves. He would lead the league in saves with a whopping 42 in 2000 for the Detroit Tigers.
Jones could certainly make a batter whiff, collecting 868 strikeouts in 1072 innings pitched.
Over his 16 seasons in the major leagues, Jones would pitch for five different teams, including two stints with the Detroit Tigers.
Did you know.......Todd Jones is also a writer, with a regular column for The Sporting News?
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Todd Jones was drafted in the first round of the amateur draft in 1989 by the Houston Astros. Jones would play his first four MLB seasons with the Astros, racking up his first 39 career saves. That was the beginning of a very productive career as an MLB reliever, where Jones would wind up with a career 319 saves. He would lead the league in saves with a whopping 42 in 2000 for the Detroit Tigers.
Jones could certainly make a batter whiff, collecting 868 strikeouts in 1072 innings pitched.
Over his 16 seasons in the major leagues, Jones would pitch for five different teams, including two stints with the Detroit Tigers.
Did you know.......Todd Jones is also a writer, with a regular column for The Sporting News?
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