When Jahmai Jones joined the Orioles last month in the midst of a lengthy losing streak, he vowed to bring energy to the club the same way he has at every other stop on his baseball life.
That bright-side approach is ensuring the team’s rookie second baseman, acquired this winter in a trade of veteran starter Alex Cobb to the Los Angeles Angels, isn’t going to be overwhelmed by a difficult start to his Orioles career.
“Biggest thing is just not taking the negative’s too serious,” Jones said. “It’s such a game of failure that you’re going to be failing a lot up here, and you can either learn from it and get better, or you can let it bury you.