Deacon Jones Obituary

Deacon Jones is an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. 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.

He died on May 7, 2023. The cause of his death is unknown.