Jared Jones’ second season in the big leagues is over before it even began. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ right-handed pitcher underwent elbow surgery and will not return in 2025. The 23-year-old Jones initially complained of elbow pain in mid-March.

Jones, 23, was one of last season's standout rookie pitchers. In 22 starts, he amassed a 4.14 ERA (101 ERA+) and a 3.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His contributions were estimated to be worth 1.7 Wins Above Replacement, per the calculations housed at Baseball Reference.

Jones is coming off a respectable rookie season in which he made 22 starts and struck out 132 batters in 121 2/3 innings.