Jones signed with the RailCats on June 12. He has played five previous seasons in professional baseball in American Association as well as the Australian Baseball League, the Frontier League and the United Baseball League. His experience in the American Association includes stops in Loredo and El Paso in 2013, and in Joplin, Loredo, and Winnipeg in 2015. His most recent professional experience was with the Gateway Grizzlies in 2016, where he appeared in 31 games, starting nine of those, and striking out 62 batters.