For years, Adam Jones led the Orioles onto the field at Camden Yards before every game. The team’s unofficial captain and longtime starting center fielder was the first to step out of the dugout and take his place on the field before the national anthem, other players following him in step.
And on Sunday, in what might be his final game in an Orioles uniform, his teammates found a fitting way to honor him.
Manager Buck Showalter started Jones — who shifted to right field in August — back in center field for Game 162, and as Jones took the field, his teammates stayed outside the dugout, joining in the standing ovation the Oriole Park crowd gave Jones.