THE Yankees“The outfield is currently evolving and is the best hope Spencer Jones hopes to be there when the team breaks camp next March.
Jones, 24, had his breakthrough season in 2025, demolishing Double-A pitchers before being promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where the outfielder held his own.
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Across both minor league levels in 2025, Jones slashed .274/.362/.571 with a .932 OPS. He also hit 35 home runs and drove in 80 runs.
“Being able to be more consistent from month to month, that was the biggest thing for me,” Jones told SNY’s Michelle Margaux at the Italian-American Baseball Foundation Gala in the Bronx on Thursday night. “A lot of confidence and something I can’t wait to bring next year.”
It was a bounce-back season for Jones, who struggled in 2024 once he got to Double-A. He attributes a change in his swing to his consistency and continues to work on it this offseason in preparation for spring training.
“I changed some things with my swing, I learned a lot about it and going into this offseason is just cleaning up some of the things that didn’t work and moving on to next season,” he said.
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Apart from Aaron judges in right field and Trent Grisham — who accepted the qualifying offer — in center, the Yankees have an opening in left field after the departure of Cody Bellinger. While the Yankees continue to try to bring Bellinger back, it’s no guarantee, giving Jones and other youngsters like Jason Dominguez a chance to land the job this spring.
General manager Brian Cashman said Jones ‘puts himself in the conversation’ to make the roster at the Yankees’ end-of-season press conference in October, and the outfield prospect is preparing to earn it.
When asked what he can do to prepare to compete for a roster spot, Jones described his mindset.
“I’m trying to prove to them all the reasons why you should be here,” he said. “It’s important to be as competitive as possible and show them how much you want it and that will be my job going into camp.”
