Detroit Tigers rookie right-hander Jackson Jobe wants season-ending surgical procedure to restore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, the AL Central leaders mentioned Wednesday.
Jobe, certainly one of baseball’s high prospects getting into the season, was 4-1 with a 4.22 ERA in 10 begins this 12 months. He has 39 strikeouts and 27 walks in 49 innings.
He talked about discomfort within the elbow throughout a begin in opposition to the San Francisco Giants on Might 28 and hadn’t pitched since.
Jobe was chosen third general out of highschool within the 2021 newbie draft by the Tigers. He made his main league debut late final season when he was referred to as up throughout the Tigers’ playoff push and threw a mixed 4 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, in two aid appearances.
