Orioles center fielder Adam Jones offered no apologies for interrupting the club’s plans to trade him to the Philadelphia Phillies, saying the option he has to veto a trade based on his 10-and-5 service time rights is there for a reason.
“When players walked out years ago and walked the picket lines and stuff, they did that for reasons like this,” Jones said after Tuesday’s 6-3 loss at the New York Yankees. “I earned this and it’s my decision. I don’t have to explain it to nobody. It’s my decision.