Deacon Jones Cause of Death

American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout, Deacon Jones has died. He died on May 7, 2023. The cause of his death is unknown.

He appeared in 40 Major League games as a first baseman and pinch hitter for the Chicago White Sox.

After retiring as a player, Jones served as a scout and minor league coach and manager in the White Sox organisation through 1973. Jones was a coach for the Houston Astros from 1973 to 1982 and with the San Diego Padres from 1984-87.

Jones joined the Baltimore Orioles as a minor-league hitting coach and liaison with minority communities.

In later years, Jones served as the special assistant to the president for the Sugar Land Skeeters, a member of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He remained as a special advisor when the Skeeters became the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros