Jackson Jobe Activated to Start for Tigers After 14-Month Tommy John Recovery
Detroit plans to use Jobe for needed rotation innings after deadline trades while enforcing tight pitch and inning limits to protect his elbow
Overview
- Jobe arrived with the Tigers on Tuesday and is expected to make his season debut this weekend in San Francisco, with Saturday the likeliest date reported by team sources.
- The club will activate him from the 60-day injured list and place strict pitch and inning limits on his starts as he is gradually stretched back into a rotation role.
- He completed five rehab starts across multiple minor-league levels, throwing as many as 70 pitches in a four-inning outing and regularly hitting near 100 mph on his four-seam fastball.
- Detroit’s urgency for Jobe’s innings grew after trading starters Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize at the deadline, making his short-term availability important to the team’s playoff push.
- Jobe was the No. 3 overall pick in 2021 who underwent a hybrid Tommy John procedure in June 2025 and now returns with improved strength, though the club will monitor command and two-strike execution as key long-term tests.