Andruw Jones accomplished a ton during his 17-year Major League career. Ten times he won a Gold Glove. Five times he was an All-Star. He played in the World Series twice during a career that will find him enshrined in Baseball’s Hall of Fame this summer. But he never hit for the cycle.
His son, Druw Jones, now has a leg up in that regard.
The D-backs’ No. 16 prospect became the first player in Double-A Amarillo history to accomplish the milestone Wednesday night during the club’s 10-2 win over Midland at Momentum Bank Ballpark.
The rarity of the feat was enhanced by the fact that entering the night, Jones had yet to home run or collect a triple in any game this season. But the offensive potential of the 22-year-old has always been there, simmering beneath the surface waiting to break out.
Batting leadoff, Jones worked a seven-pitch plate appearance to open the game before ultimately bouncing out to short. Then the hits came.
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The No. 2 pick from the 2022 Draft was able to rip an inside heater the opposite way for an RBI triple in the third. While not official, Jones went from home-to-third in approximately 11 seconds, a top-end speed that only Corbin Carroll has reached among D-backs players dating back to 2017.
An infield single squeaked under the glove of Midland shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (ATH No. 10) in the fifth and an opposite-field double in the sixth set the stage for his final at-bat in the eighth.
Power has never been the name of Jones’ game. Entering the night, he had hit just 13 career roundtrippers in 291 games, including a pair of the inside-the-park variety. But it all came together on an elevated fastball from righty Mitch Myers that he drove onto the berm in right-center field for his first Double-A homer. That opposite-field approach has been on display in 2026 as he’s taken north of 42 percent of his balls in play that way.
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Jones has long been a team-first advocate. Even after his first professional homer in August 2023, he was more concerned about what it meant for his ballclub. Hitting for the cycle is a surefire way to put your team in position to win as 90.5 percent (38 out of 42) of the players to notch the milestone in the Minors dating back to 2024 have done so for a team that went on to win the game.
While the overall offensive numbers weren’t pretty entering the night (.185 AVG, .532 OPS), Jones has continued to provide exemplary defense in center field after winning a Minor League Gold Glove in 2025. He’s had must-see home run robberies and running grabs over the years that reinforce his 70-grade fielding tool, which is tied with 10 others for tops among all ranked prospects.
Or, as Midland broadcaster Bob Hards said, “If the offense comes around, look out!”