A pair of AppleSox alums made their MLB debuts for the Houston Astros on Sunday. Infielder Taylor Jones went 0-for-2 and pitcher Brandon Bailey tossed a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday to become the 14th and 15th former AppleSox players to appear in an MLB game.

Jones spent two seasons in the West Coast League. The Washington native was a member of the West Coast League Champion AppleSox in 2012 and played for the Walla Walla Sweets in 2013. Though he was drafted as a position player, Jones only pitched for the AppleSox that summer, going 1-0 with a 3.85 ERA in seven games (three starts). The AppleSox won six of the seven games that Jones pitched in that summer.

Prior to being drafted by the Astros in the 19th round of the 2016 draft, Jones spent 2013-16 at Gonzaga. He switched to hitting after two seasons pitching and it paid off. The Kent, Washington, native batted .342 in his final two seasons, earning First Team All-West Coast Conference honors as a junior and then appeared on the Second Team as a senior.

Bailey, a sixth-round draft pick by the Oakland Athletics in 2016, earned Second Team All-West Coast League honors in 2014 after going 2-2 with a 1.37 ERA in 10 appearances (all starts) for the AppleSox. The Broomfield, Colorado, native struck out 43 and walked just nine in 39.1 innings for the Sox. Bailey did not allow any runs in seven of his starts, including each of his final five starts of the summer, ending the season on a 19-inning scoreless streak.

Bailey’s dominance wasn’t limited to summer ball. The right-hander recorded a 3.27 ERA in three years at Gonzaga and earned First Team All-West Coast Conference honors twice. His best season came as a junior when he was 10-3 with a 2.42 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 100.1 innings.

After several transactions, Bailey made the jump to “The Show” this season. The Athletics traded Bailey to the Houston Astros following the 2017 season in exchange for a fellow WCL alum, Ramon Laureano. Bailey pitched well in Single-A and Double-A ball for the Astros for two seasons before being selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 Draft this past December. However, they returned Bailey to the Astros three months later. In between the transactions and his MLB debut, Bailey made his MLB debut without appearing in any Triple-A games prior.

Jones is just fifth position player to play for the AppleSox and then in the major leagues. Bailey becomes the 10th pitcher of the 15 AppleSox alums to make their MLB debut. At least one AppleSox alum has made his major-league debut in six of the last seven years.