 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Jones akashanda somutambi wechina wokunze uye murwi akasarudzwa mwaka wake wokutanga muCalifornia. 21 home runs dzake dzaiva dzechipiri bedzi kuna Reggie Jackson. Iye naJackson vakashandura mabasa muna 1986, naJackson achifungidzira DH mabasa uye Jones achiwana yakawanda yenguva yake yekutamba kurudyi munda. Ngirozi dzakakunda American League West gore iroro, dzichiwana Jones rwendo rwake rwechipiri kuenda kumwaka wekupedzisira, asi vakarasikirwa ne1986 American League Championship SerieskuBoston Red Sox nenzira inoparadza mwoyo. Jones akaunganidza zvibodzwa zvitatu muALCS, achihwina mana uye achityaira maviri. 