For a brief time on Tuesday, July 7, Detroit Tigers right-handed starter Jackson Jobe was back on the baseball mound in a game with competitive stakes.
Jobe, who has been out since June 2025 after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, made his first rehab start with Low-A Lakeland on Tuesday. Jobe gave up one run on two hits over 1⅓ innings against the Dunedin Blue Jays at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida.
Jobe threw 32 pitches, 24 of which were strikes. He struck out one of the six batters he faced with a slider at the bottom of the zone. Jobe also touched 100 mph with his four-seam fastball. He threw six pitches in the second inning, getting the only batter he faced to ground out.
“He’s ready to go and, obviously, he’s been throwing the ball well,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said ahead of the series opener against the Athletics on Tuesday afternoon.
Jobe’s catcher was Josue Briceño, the Tigers’ No. 3-ranked prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
Jackson Jobe stats in first rehab start
Jobe, drafted by the Tigers as the No. 3 overall pick out of high school in the 2021 MLB Draft, made 10 starts in his highly anticipated rookie season before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery. He made his Tigers debut out of the bullpen late in the 2024 season.
He is expected to have a lengthy rehab process to make sure he is fully prepared to return at the MLB level after the reconstructive procedure.
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