Adam Jones, the five-time All-Star outfielder who played 11 of his 14 seasons with Baltimore, was honored before Friday's game against the Rays, hours after he signed a ceremonial contract and retired with the franchise.
, hours after he signed a ceremonial contract and retired with the franchise with which he spent the bulk of his career.
"When I first got here, the mission was to play as many games as I could, as hard as I could, as long as I could," Jones said."I was able to fulfill that. That was the easiest thing to do, was to play. The hardest thing to do was to manage the other stuff. The easiest thing to do was to show up here every day and to put on the uniform."
He was a key part of playoff teams in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Since the franchise moved to Baltimore in 1954, Jones ranks fourth among Orioles in hits ; fifth in homers , RBIs and runs ; eighth in games played ; and 10th in stolen bases .
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