OF Brendan Jones Named Eastern League Player of the Week For July 7-13

Bridgewater, New Jersey – Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots OF Brendan Jones as the Eastern League Player of the Week for games played July 7-13.

BRENDAN JONES IS STILL THAT DUDE‼️

The @Yankees No. 29 prospect is 12-for-29 with 6 XBH over his last 10 games! pic.twitter.com/jbH6MgPPNE

— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 13, 2025

In six games this past week versus the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays), Jones led all Patriots with 8 RBI and 5 R. Jones went 7-for-19 (.368/.478/.895) with 5 R, 8 RBI, 5 XBH (2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR), 4 BB and 3 SB.

The Yankees No. 29 prospect according to MLB Pipeline is among the organization’s minor league leaders with 30 SB (2^nd), 4 3B (T-4^th), 47 RBI (T-5^th), 45 BB (5^th) and 51 R (5^th).

Over his last 10 games, Jones is 12-for-33 (.364/.475/.697) with 7 R, 6 XBH (3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR), 9 RBI, 7 BB, 5 SB and a 1.172 OPS.

The Yankees selected Jones in the 12^th round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Kansas State. In two minor league seasons in the organization, Jones is hitting .244/.370/.399 with 67 R, 88 H, 18 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 66 RBI and 48 SB in 100 games played.

Jones becomes the third Patriot to receive an MiLB weekly award this season, joining OF Spencer Jones (6/16-6/22) and RHP Brendan Beck (4/14-4/20).

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