analyst and occasional in-game analyst for the 2023 season. Personal life Jones is a devout Christian, and is known for using Contemporary Christian music when entering from the bullpen. During the 2006 playoffs, he entered to "Last One Standing" by MercyMe. Since 2002, Jones has been writing a weekly column, "The Closer", for The Sporting News and Jones was on the cover of the baseball preview issue with the caption "Don't Tell columnist Todd Jones but (Beware of The Tigers)". Jones currently resides in Pell City, Alabama with his wife Michelle and his son Alex (born October 7, 1994) and daughter Abby (born May 22, 1997). He currently works as an adviser for the local high school and middle school boys baseball teams, and occasionally appears as a guest analyst for the Detroit Tigers. Awards and accomplishments All-Star (2000) AL Relief Man of the Year (2000) Led American League in saves (42 in 2000), which also established a Detroit Tigers' single-season record. The record stood until 2011, when it was broken by José Valverde. Along with Juan Rincón, led MLB with 11 relief wins (2004) Leads Florida Marlins in consecutive save conversions (27, 2005) Ranked 14th in all-time saves (319) when he retired, and ranks 21st as of 2019 Ranks first all-time among Detroit Tigers relievers with 235 saves Made first World Series appearance in second stint with Tigers (2006) Appeared on the cover of The Sporting News (March/April 2007) See also Best pitching seasons by a Detroit Tiger List of Colorado Rockies team records List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders References External links , or Retrosheet Sporting News Venezuelan Winter League 1968 births Living people American League All-Stars American League saves champions American sportswriters Auburn Astros players Baseball players from Marietta, Georgia Boston Red Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Colorado Rockies players Detroit Tigers players Florida Marlins players Houston Astros players Jackson Generals (Texas League) players Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball players Journalists from Alabama Major League Baseball pitchers Minnesota Twins players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Osceola Astros players People from Pell City, Alabama Philadelphia Phillies players Tucson Toros players World Baseball Classic players of the United States 2006 World Baseball Classic players