Lynn Jones

Lynn Morris Jones

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
• School Thiel College
• High School Linesville High School
• Debut April 13, 1979
• Final Game October 4, 1986
• Born January 1, 1953 in Meadville, PA USA

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Biographical Information

After his playing days, Lynn Jones was first base coach for the Kansas City Royals in 1991 and 1992. He then managed in the Florida Marlins system for seven years, and became the Marlins first base coach in 2001 then moved to the Atlanta Braves farm system for a year as a manager.

Jones was the Boston Red Sox minor league outfield/baserunning instructor in 2003 and managed the Lowell Spinners for 8 games at the end of the year, then coached for the big league Red Sox in 2004 and 2005, winning a World Series ring the first of these two years. He was the minor league outfield/baserunning instructor for the Cincinnati Reds in 2006-2007 and held the same position for the Atlanta Braves in 2008-2010.

Jones returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in 2013.

He is the brother of Darryl Jones.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Kansas City Royals in 1985

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1993	Elmira Pioneers	New York-Penn League	31-44	12th	Florida Marlins
1994	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	71-68	7th	Florida Marlins
1995	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	69-69	7th	Florida Marlins	Lost in 1st round
1996	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	65-68	9th	Florida Marlins
1997	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	70-68	5th	Florida Marlins	Lost League Finals
1998	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	66-75	7th	Florida Marlins
1999	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	57-82	15th	Florida Marlins
2000	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	60-82	14th	Florida Marlins
2002	Macon Braves	South Atlantic League	66-74	10th (t)	Atlanta Braves
2003	Lowell Spinners	New York-Penn League	3-5	6th	Boston Red Sox		replaced Jon Deeble (36-30) on August 27