Jackson Jobe discusses making his debut last season while in a playoff chase and how he plans to make the Opening Day roster in 2025

The Detroit Tigers’ Jackson Jobe is a hard-throwing 22-year-old who can help the team in 2025. The team may need the Patience of Jobe to further his development.

Jackson Jobe was seen as a contender to win a Detroit Tigers rotation spot on Opening Day, but his spring training debut poured some cold water on that front.

A fierce starting rotation battle has begun for the Detroit Tigers as they look to round out their bottom two. After the first two games of spring training, Jackson Jobe's hope of starting the year in the big leagues is undoubtedly in question.

The box score showed a 9.00 ERA. The scoreboard showed 99 mph. But Jackson Jobe’s first spring start against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday was about more than those numbers. The 22-year-old top prospect is competing for a Tigers rotation spot and will get the next month to state his case.

The Detroit Tigers won, 10-4, against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday at LECOM Park. Detroit is 4-4 in Grapefruit League play. What happenedStart the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.