Alfornia Jones (born February 10, 1959) is a former professional baseball

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. Jones played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox in parts of three seasons from 1983 to 1985.

Career

He played from 1983 through 1985 for the

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(MLB). His tenure with the White Sox ended when he and Tom Hartley were traded to the

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for

Ray Searage Raymond Mark Searage (born May 1, 1955) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher and coach. Searage played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets (1981), Milwaukee Brewers (1984–1986), Chicago White Sox (1986–1987) ...

. After the 1987 season, Jones became a free agent, and in 1990 signed with the

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organization. Jones then went on to play from 1991 to 1994, and in 1998 and 1999 for the

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of the

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