Gary Jones (manager)

Gary Wayne Jones (born November 11, 1960 in Henderson, Texas) is an American former coach in Major League Baseball and a longtime minor league manager. He is currently the roving minor league infield instructor for the San Diego Padres. Through , he has spent one season () in MLB as the first-base coach of the Oakland Athletics.

Jones was signed by the Chicago Cubs as a free agent infielder in 1982 out of the University of Arkansas. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Jones played for seven years in the Cubs and Athletics organizations, including two seasons with the Triple-A Tacoma Tigers, and batted .283 with nine home runs in 899 minor league games between 1982 and 1989. After retiring as a player, he has led teams in the Oakland, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego organizations.

He was named the San Diego organization's roving infield instructor for 2007 after leading the Padres' AA Southern League farm club, the Mobile BayBears, during the season.

As a minor league skipper from 1990-97, 1999-2001 and 2003-06, Jones guided teams in the International League, Pacific Coast League, Southern League, Midwest League, and Arizona Fall League. In addition to the BayBears, he has also managed the Madison Muskies, Huntsville Stars, Edmonton Trappers, Pawtucket Red Sox, and Fort Wayne Wizards. He served the Red Sox as coordinator of minor league instruction in .

He led the Stars to the Southern League championship in 1994 and the Trappers to back-to-back...
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