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STARKVILLE — Nestled down the third base line of Dudy Noble Field and buried three stories beneath the press box through coiling wires and steel beams sits the Mississippi State batting cages.
Devin Jones to sign with Orioles on Friday
Devin Jones received a deal too good to pass up.
The former Mississippi State pitcher agreed to terms Tuesday on a professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles, who selected him earlier this month in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft.
Jones will receive a signing bonus expected to be $97,500. He’ll have incentives in his contract that will alter the value of his deal as he moves through Baltimore’s minor league system. The Orioles also will pay for three years of school.
Jones will sign his contract Friday.