{"id":433151,"date":"2026-01-25T23:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/433151\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:03:28","slug":"mariners-2023-draft-pick-retires-unexpectedly-after-just-3-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/433151\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners’ 2023 draft pick retires unexpectedly after just 3 seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mariners’ 2023 draft pick retires unexpectedly after just 3 seasons<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the Seattle Mariners<\/a>‘ 2023 MLB Draft picks has already retired.<\/p>\n

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The news emerged<\/a> Sunday that Carson Jones has hung up his cleats.<\/p>\n

Jones was a 15th round pick in that 2023 draft out of Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n

He was originally from Glen Allen, Virginia, where he played his high school ball at Deep Run HS.<\/p>\n

Jones is a 6-foot-2 outfielder.<\/p>\n

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In his draft year, he played just 12 games in Rookie ball.<\/p>\n

In 2024, he played 103 games for Single-A Modesto. He won a California League championship there, and he batted .251 with 13 home runs and 37 stolen bases.<\/p>\n

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In 2025, Jones moved up to High-A Everett. He won the Northwest League title there.<\/p>\n

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With Everett, Jones regressed to a .160 average with six home runs and 17 steals (100%) in 64 games.<\/p>\n

It seems like Jones could’ve kept grinding, but he has chosen to move onto the next stage of his life at just 25 years old.<\/p>\n

The Mariners will surely wish him the best of luck in whatever comes next.<\/p>\n

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