Detroit Tigers rookie right-hander Jackson Jobe needs season-ending Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow, the AL Central leaders said Wednesday.
Jobe, ESPN’s No. 7-ranked prospect entering the season, was 4-1 with a 4.22 ERA in 10 starts this year. He has 39 strikeouts and 27 walks in 49 innings.
He mentioned discomfort in the elbow during a start against the San Francisco Giants on May 28, then was placed on the 15-day injured list with a Grade 1 right flexor strain.
Jobe was selected third overall out of high school in the 2021 amateur draft by the Tigers. He made his major league debut late last season when he was called up during the Tigers’ playoff push and threw a combined four scoreless innings, giving up only one hit, in two relief appearances.
Detroit entered Wednesday with the best record in the majors at 44-24.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
