Cal Jones climbs ranks of Royals’ system By Lizi Arbogast Jul 30, 2017 Jul 30, 2017 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Submitted / The OutlookDadeville graduate Cal Jones is currently playing for the Burlington (North Carolina) Royals, a rookie league affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even if you are one of the best baseball players in the world, you still have to put in your dues before making it to Major League Baseball.The story is no different for Dadeville’s Cal Jones, who was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the sixth round of the 2016 MLB Draft. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmp7E6C A=2J:?8 :? E96 pC:K@?2 C@@<:6 =628F6 =2DE J62C[ y@?6D 92D >@G65 FA E@ 2? 25G2?465 C@@<:6 32== D9@CE D62D@? E62>] w6’D ?@H A=2J:?8 7@C E96 qFC=:?8E@? W}@CE9 r2C@=:?2X #@J2=D[ @7 E96 pAA2=249:2? {628F6]k^Am kAm“!C@ 32== :D 2 =:EE=6 3:E 5:776C6?E E92? 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 4@==686 3642FD6 :E’D 2=H2JD 2 AC@46DD[” y@?6D D2:5] “*@F 8@EE2 AFE J@FC E:>6 :? 2?5 J@F 8@EE2 36 4@?D:DE6?E[ E92E’D E96 3:886DE E9:?8]”k^AmkAm%96 a_`e s256G:==6 8C25F2E6[ H9@ @C:8:?2==J 4@>>:EE65 E@ A=2J 7@C E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 p=232>2 367@C6 36:?8 5C27E65[ 92D 925 2 72:C=J 4@?D:DE6?E D62D@? H:E9 E96 #@J2=D H:E9 2 32EE:?8 2G6C286 @7 ]adc @G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 `aa 2E\32ED E9:D D62D@?]k^AmkAmqFE ;FDE C646?E=J[ y@?6D[ H9@ H2D 2 962GJ 9:EE6C 7@C E96 %:86CD[ 92D D66? 9:D 32E 4@>6 2=:G6]k^AmkAmx? 7C@?E @7 2 9@>6 4C@H5 @7 ?62C=J b[___ @? yF=J a_[ y@?6D 96=A65 E96 #@J2=D E@ 2? g\` H:? @G6C E96 y@9?D@? r:EJ r2C5:?2=D H:E9 9:D 7:CDE AC@76DD:@?2= 8C2?5 D=2> 2?5 7:CDE 9@>6 CF? @7 E96 D62D@?]k^AmkAm“xE H2D DA64:2=[ 9:EE:?8 >J 7:CDE AC@ 8C2?5 D=2>[” y@?6D D2:5] “xE’D 567:?:E6=J 2? 244@>A=:D9>6?E[ 3FE H:??:?8 :D E96 3:886DE E9:?8] (96? H6’C6 H:??:?8[ :E’D 2 =@E >@C6 7F?[ 3FE :E’D 2=H2JD 8@@5 E@ 9:E 9@>6 CF?D]”k^AmkAmx? D:I 82>6D D:?46 E96?[ y@?6D 92D 925 7:G6 9:ED[ :?4=F5:?8 2?@E96C 9@>6 CF?[ 2?5 92D 5C:G6? :? E9C66 CF?D] qFC=:?8E@? 92D H@? D:I @7 :ED =2DE ?:?6 2D E96 D62D@? BF:4<=J 2AAC@2496D :ED 7:?2= >@?E9]k^AmkAmp=E9@F89 y@?6D 92D 7@F?5 D@>6 C646?E DF446DD[ 96 D2:5 E96 AC@46DD 92D 366? E2I:?8] q6EH66? 36:?8 D@ 72C 2H2J 7C@> 72>:=J E@ A=2J:?8 eg 82>6D :? f` 52JD[ y@?6D D2:5 :E 567:?:E6=J “E6DED J@FC >6?E2= 82>6]”k^AmkAm“xE’D 2 E@F89 82>6[ 3FE :E’D C62= 7F?[” 96 D2:5] “x’G6 8@EE6? 2 =@E DEC@?86C @G6C E96 A2DE J62C] |J 2C> 92D 8@EE6? 2 =@E DEC@?86C 2?5 x’G6 8@EE6? DEC@?8 H:E9 E96 >6?E2= A2CED @7 E96 82>6 — 36:?8 23=6 E@ 5@ :E 6G6CJ 52J 2?5 <?@H:?8 E92E J@F’C6 8@:?8 E@ 72:= :? E9:D 82>6[ 3FE J@F 8@EE2 @G6C4@>6 E92E 2?5 <66A 8@:?8 6G6CJ 52J]”k^AmkAmy@?6D’ 7FEFC6 :D F?46CE2:?] w6 D2:5 5FC:?8 E96 @77D62D@?[ 96’== 8@ E@ >:?: 42>AD 2?5 DAC:?8 EC2:?:?8[ 3FE 2D 72C 2D H96C6 96’== =2?5 ?6IE H:E9:? E96 @C82?:K2E:@?[ 96 5@6D?’E <?@H]k^AmkAm“xE 42? 36 WDEC6DD7F=X[ 3FE 2D =@?8 2D J@F’C6 86EE:?8 E@ A=2J E96 82>6 H6 2== =@G6[ :E D9@F=5?’E >2EE6C H96C6 J@F’C6 2E @C H92E E62> J@F’C6 @?[” y@?6D D2:5] “x ;FDE H2?E E@ >2<6 :E E@ >J 46:=:?8] x7 E92E’D p[ pp[ ppp @C E96 3:8 =628F6D[ :E 5@6D?’E >2EE6C] x ;FDE H2?E E@ 8:G6 :E 6G6CJE9:?8 x 92G6 2?5 36 E96 36DE E92E x 42? 36]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Home Run Kansas City Royals Baseball Major League Baseball Grand Slam (baseball) Team Sports Sports Major League Baseball Teams Ball And Bat Games Turf Sports Outdoor Sports Athletic Sports Baseball Teams Batting (baseball) Baseball Leagues Minor League Baseball Spring Training Sports Leagues Recommended for you Record e-Edition Dadeville Record Dadeville Record Most Popular Ideas becoming possibility for Tallapoosa County Schools DHS keeping momentum after record accomplishments Reeltown plans to get 1% better each day Beloved former police chief leaves legacy of friendship, leadership Meet the locals: Locals Stage lights up songwriters festival Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 79° Partly Cloudy79° / 71° 10 AM 81° 11 AM 83° 12 PM 84° 1 PM 85° 2 PM 86°
