Player Profile: Jackson Jobe

Player Profile: Jackson Jobe

Jackson Jobe was born in Irving, Texas, on July 30, 2002. He played high school baseball at Heritage Hall School in Oklahoma City, OK. Jobe was the first-ranked high school pitcher in Oklahoma. He ranked fourth for pitchers in the country in 2021. In his junior year, he appeared in one game and went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and one strikeout. In his senior year, he pitched 51.2 innings, going 9-0 with a 0.14 ERA and 122 strikeouts. He finished his high school career pitching 52.2 innings. He struck out 123 batters and allowed only one earned run. This impressive performance led him to finish with a 0.13 ERA. Jobe committed to playing college baseball at the University of Mississippi.

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Jackson Jobe Drafted

Jobe entered the draft as the seventh-ranked prospect. Jobe was drafted third overall in the 2021 draft by the Detroit Tigers. He decided to forgo his commitment to the University of Mississippi and signed with the Tigers.

Player Profile: Jackson Jobe
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Jackson Jobe Tigers Tenure

2022

Jobe jumped right into the rankings in 2022, being ranked 79th by Baseball America and 40th by MLB.com. He pitched at Single-A Lakeland and High-A West Michigan, combining to make 21 starts, going 4-5 with a 3.84 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, a 1.6 HR/9, a 3.5 BB/9, and a 9.4 K/9.

2023

Jobe was ranked 83rd by Baseball American and 63rd by MLB.com entering the season. He pitched across four levels at rookie ball, Single-A Lakeland, High-A West Michigan, and Double-A Erie. Jobe made 16 starts, going 2-4 with a 2.81 ERA, a 0.98 WHIP, a 1.3 HR/9, a 0.8 BB/9, and an 11.8 K/9. Jobe pitched in the Arizona Fall League, making four starts, going 3-1 with a 2.87 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, a 1.1 HR/9, a 2.9 BB/9, and a 10.9 K/9.

2024

Jobe entered the season ranked as the third overall prospect by Baseball America and fifth by MLB Pipeline. He pitched at High-A West Michigan, Double-A Erie, and Triple-A Toledo, and made his big league debut with Detroit. In three starts with West Michigan, he went 0-1. Jobe posted a 2.00 ERA, a .067 WHIP, a 2.0 BB/9, and an 8.0 K/9 in nine innings. In Erie he made 16 starts going 4-2. He posted a 1.95 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, a 4.6 BB/9, and a 9.9 K/9 in 73.2 innings. Jobe at Toledo made two starts going 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA, a 1.89 WHIP, a 5.0 BB/9, a 7.0 K/9 in nine innings. In Detroit, he made two appearances without allowing a run. He allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out two.

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