Jackson Jobe stats and more after Tigers select MLB's top pitcher prospect

The Detroit Tigers are getting reinforcements for their pitching team as they advance into the playoffs.

The Tigers reportedly draft top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe, a right-hander with an electrifying fastball and a devastating slider. Jobe, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft out of Heritage Hall School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is the No. 6 overall prospect and No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.

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Jobe was recently called up to Triple-A and spent most of the season at Double-A Erie. In 91 2/3 innings at three minor league levels this season, the 6-foot-2 pitcher has a 2.36 ERA with 96 strikeouts.