Jacque Jones

Baseball player and coach, World Series champion

Jacque Jones - Baseball player and coach, World Series champion
Born

April 25th, 1975
49 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Florida Marlins from 1996 to 2008. Served as a hitting coach for several teams after retirement. Achieved success in professional baseball with significant contributions to each team and won a World Series title during his playing career.

Played for the Minnesota Twins

Won the World Series with the Chicago Cubs

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