ST. PETERSBURG — At only 6 years old, Greg Jones pulled a Devil Rays jersey over his head to gear up for his first organized baseball game. The No. 22 stretched across his back.
Greg Jones Sr., his dad, remembers that introductory season well.
“It’s like a dream come true if you think about it,” the elder Jones said Tuesday. “He wore 22 back at home, playing for the Devil Rays team out of west Raleigh.”
Fifteen years later, the Tampa Bay Rays drafted the younger Jones with the No. 22 overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.