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Joe Jones (baseball)

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Jones then served as a minor league manager from 1970 through 1983, leaving the White Sox' organization for the Royals' system in 1979. His managerial record was 629 wins and 545 losses, for a .536
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Joe Jones died at age 81 on March 23, 2023, survived by his wife of 60 years, two sons, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, sister, and nephew.
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Jones then returned to the Royals in 2001 as coordinator of instruction, serving for four seasons in that role, until one final MLB term in
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during his active career, Jones stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 155 pounds (70 kg); he threw and batted
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as the Royals' first-base coach. He then worked as a special assistant for player development in the Royals' system in 2006–07.
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in 1,178 games. Twelve of those 14 seasons were spent in the
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in 1963 and played for seven seasons in the ChiSox'
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