November 5, 2024

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Health's Like Heaven.

Detroit Tigers’ Jackson Jobe ‘would love to’ pitch in pros now

A healthy right arm is the top priority for Jackson Jobe. But he wants to pitch as a pro this season.

The No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 MLB draft discussed his future from a hotel room at the Courtyard by Marriott in Lakeland, Florida, where he is stationed with the other draftees near the Detroit Tigers’ spring training facility.

There were a few uncertainties.

“As far as the plan moving forward, we haven’t talked a ton about that,” Jobe said Friday. “I think we’re just kind of taking it day-by-day, and we’ll figure it out as it comes.”

But one thing is certain: Jobe is a Tiger.

Heritage Hall High School pitcher Jackson Jobe.

The 18-year-old from Heritage Hall High School in Oklahoma City signed with Detroit on Friday for $6.9 million, below the $7,221,200 slot value for the No. 3 pick. He arrived in Lakeland on Monday, will stay there “a couple months” and isn’t sure when he will travel home to Oklahoma.

“I love it here,” Jobe said. “I love everybody with the Tigers. Not only do they give great instruction, they’re great people. I’m happy to be here.”

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