Jahmai Jones knows something about a drastic transition. Growing up in a football family with a father and brother who played in the NFL, he had to leave that behind to fully pursue his baseball passions.
A top-100 prospect as a center fielder in the Los Angeles Angels farm system, he spent the 2018 season adjusting to second base to make himself more of a versatile big league option. He had to abandon a series of swing changes midway through the 2019 season to get back to what felt most comfortable.
And after using the development opportunities available to him in 2020 to help propel him to his major league debut, Jones has taken his offseason trade to the Orioles in stride.