JUST IN:Detroit Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe finishes rehab assignment and rejoins Double-A Erie.The 21-year-old flamethrower has …
Detroit Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe has finished his rehab assignment.
The 21-year-old flamethrower has returned to Double-A Erie, been activated from the injured list, and is set to start Friday for the SeaWolves at UPMC Park in Erie, Pennsylvania. He completed three rehab starts with High-A West Michigan while recovering from a left hamstring strain.
Jobe sustained the hamstring strain on May 1 and spent over two months on the injured list before his return. The right-hander is ranked as the top pitching prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline.
Before the injury, Jobe posted a 2.16 ERA with 10 walks and 24 strikeouts over 16⅔ innings in five starts for Double-A Erie. He hadn’t pitched more than four innings in any single start.
Jobe, who turns 22 on July 30, recorded a 2.00 ERA with two walks and eight strikeouts across nine innings in three starts with High-A West Michigan. He pitched two innings on 29 pitches on June 18, three innings on 32 pitches on June 23, and four innings on 60 pitches on June 29.
He threw a career-high 90 pitches on August 30, 2023.
