Braves send OF Mitch Jones to Pirates
CINCINNATI (AP) -The Atlanta Braves have traded minor league outfielder Mitch Jones to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash.
The 32-year-old outfielder is batting .250 for Triple-A Gwinnett with 18 homers and 45 RBIs in 89 games. He will go to Pittsburgh's Triple-A team in Indianapolis.
Jones has played eight games in the majors, getting promoted by the Dodgers last June. The Braves signed him to a minor league deal in November. Jones played for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League for parts of the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
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