Claim: In January, 1983 Jones was selected as the first overall pick of the secondary phase of the amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds (an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio) and now has a batting average of 273 and 27 home runs in his career.
Evidence: January 11, 1983: Tracy Jones was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (1st pick) of the secondary phase of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.