The Arizona Diamondbacks selected CF Druw Jones (@jones_druw) with the No. 2 overall selection in the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.
Druw Jones (Round 1; No. 2)
CF │ B/T: R/R │ Age: 18 (Nov. 28, 2003) │ 6-4, 180 │ Wesleyan School (Peachtree Corners, Ga.)
- Ranked as the No. 1 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline and Baseball America.
- Tabbed by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Outfielder…also noted on the following Best Tools list: Best Hitter (No. 2), Best Athlete (No. 2), Best Speed (No. 3), Best Strike-Zone Judgement (No. 3) [among all draft-eligible high schoolers only].
- Hit .570 AVG/.675 OBP/1.026 SLG with 7 doubles, 3 triples, 13 home runs, 39 RBI, 33 walks (9 strikeouts) and 32 stolen bases in 2022 [source: _Baseball America_].
- Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year for 2022.
- Committed to play baseball at Vanderbilt University.
- Father, Andruw, is a 5-time All-Star, won 10 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards and played 17 Major League seasons with the Braves (1996-2007), Dodgers (2008), Rangers (2009), White Sox (2010) and Yankees (2011-12).
