Former San Diego Padres and New York Mets pitcher Randy Jones, the 1976 National League Cy Young Award winner, has died. He was 75.

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“With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, the Padres mourn the passing of our beloved left-hander, Randy Jones,” the Padres said in a statement. “Randy was a cornerstone of our franchise for over five decades, highlighted by becoming the first Padres pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. Inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame in 1999, his impact and popularity only grew in his post-playing career, becoming a tremendous ambassador for the team and a true fan favorite.”

With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, the Padres mourn the passing of our beloved left-hander, Randy Jones. Randy was a cornerstone of our franchise. The CY Young Award winner, Padres Hall of Famer, and tremendous community ambassador, was a giant in our lives and will be greatly… pic.twitter.com/AwXWb92aCD

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) November 19, 2025

Jones won 20 games in 1975 and led the NL with a 2.24 ERA. He finished second to Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in Cy Young voting that season. The left-hander followed that up in 1976 by leading the NL with 22 wins, 40 games started, 25 complete games, 315.1 innings pitched, and a 1.03 WHIP.

Jones was the NL’s starting pitcher in the 1976 All-Star Game and went on to become the first Cy Young winner in Padres history later that year.

Jones pitched eight seasons with San Diego (1973-80) and two with the Mets (1981-82). He remained in San Diego as an ambassador for the Padres organization.

The Padres retired Jones’ No. 35 in 1997 — one of six numbers presently retired by the franchise — and inducted him into the team’s first Hall of Fame class two years later.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Jones is survived by his wife, Marie.

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