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Todd Jones was born on 24 April, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia, U.S., is an American baseball player (born 1968). Discover Todd Jones's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
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Todd Jones Net Worth
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Timeline
Todd Barton Jones (born April 24, 1968) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.
He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
He was an effective middle reliever for several teams and also filled the role of closer, most notably with the Detroit Tigers for whom he earned 235 saves.
The 42 saves established a new Tigers team record, surpassing John Hiller's 38 saves in 1973.
He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the first round of 1989 Major League Baseball draft and made his major league debut during the season.
Initially a setup reliever, Jones started being used as a closer for the Astros in the 1995 season.
His best years came with the Detroit Tigers from –, when he logged 142 saves.
On April 22, 1999, Jones earned career save number 100.
On September 27,, Jones threw the last official pitch at Tiger Stadium, striking out Carlos Beltrán as the Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8–2.
Jones' tenure as a Detroit Tiger peaked in 2000, when he converted 42 saves in 46 attempts, made his first and only AL All-Star team, and won the AL Rolaids Relief Man Award.
Jones could not continue his success into the 2001 season.
After blowing 6 of his first 17 save opportunities, Jones lost his closer role and the Tigers traded him to the Minnesota Twins on July 28, 2001.
After the 2001 season, Jones became a free agent and signed with the Colorado Rockies.
While playing for the Rockies in April, Jones made remarks criticized as anti-gay comments during a discussion of the play Take Me Out.
Jones publicly apologized, but did not retract his comments.
He shifted to the Boston Red Sox midway through the season.
He made his first career postseason appearance that year, pitching to three batters in Game 6 of the ALCS as the third Red Sox pitcher against the New York Yankees.
In the sixth inning, he allowed a hit while garnering a strikeout and a walk before being taken out for Alan Embree.
The Red Sox won the game 9-6 with six pitchers used, but they lost the ALCS the next night.
Jones left the Red Sox after the season.
Following a season spent with the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, Jones signed a one-year contract with the Florida Marlins.
After an injury to incumbent closer Guillermo Mota, Jones took on the role for the first time since 2001.
He finished the season with a 2.10 ERA and 40 saves, surpassing 200 career saves during this season.
On December 8, 2005, Jones signed a two-year contract to return to the Tigers.
In, he also participated in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
On May 21, 2006, he became the Detroit Tigers' all-time leader in saves, passing Mike Henneman.
Jones saved 37 games for the 2006 Tigers, who made the postseason for the first time since 1987.
He would appear in seven postseason games for the Tigers: two in the ALDS, three in the ALCS, and two in the World Series, pitching the ninth inning in each occasion.
He converted four saves and allowed one total run (unearned) throughout the postseason.
His last postseason appearance was Game 2 of the 2006 World Series, as he finished the only victory that the Tigers would garner against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Jones retired with a postseason ERA of 0.00 in seven innings.
On September 16, 2007, Jones worked out of a bases-loaded ninth-inning jam against the Minnesota Twins to earn his 300th career save, becoming the 21st member of baseball's 300 save club.
The Tigers re-signed Jones to a one-year contract for the 2008 season.
On September 25, 2008, the 40-year old Jones announced his retirement from Major League Baseball.
Jones was a finesse pitcher and showed good durability.
In every season from through, he pitched in at least 51 games.
The record would stand until 2011, when it was broken by José Valverde.
On September 16,, Jones became the 21st member of the 300-save club during his second stint with the Tigers.
Jones graduated from Osborne High School in Marietta, Georgia, and attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama.