Orioles lock up Jones
BALTIMORE — Even though Adam Jones isn’t from Baltimore, he’s making sure it’ll be home for a while longer.
Jones signed a six-year, $85.5 million contract with the Orioles on Sunday, ensuring that the 26-year-old center fielder will be with the team through 2018.
“I fit here in this city. I fit here on this team. I fit in Camden Yards. I don’t see myself wearing another white uniform that doesn’t have Orioles across the chest,” said Jones, a native of San Diego.
“I’m not from Baltimore. This is now my town.”
A fan favorite, Jones entered Sunday with a 17-game hitting streak and leads the team in home runs and RBIs.
Jones’ new deal includes a $2 million signing bonus, $8.5 million in 2013, $13 million each in 2014 and 2015, $16 million apiece in 2016 and 2017 and $17 million in 2018. It also includes a no-trade provision.
