Early Life
Jones was born in DeLand, Florida on April 24, 1972. His father Larry Wayne Jones, Sr. was a teacher and coach at Taylor High School in Pierson, the same high school Jones would later attend and play baseball. Jones received the nickname "Chipper" from his father and other family members, who saw the younger Larry as a "chip off the old block." He showed an early love for baseball predominantly because of his father's position as coach, and began to play Little League teams at age 7; his team later lost 1 game and won the Top Team Tournament.
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