Ben Jacobs becomes Arizona State's 479th draft selection

Left-handed pitcher Ben Jacobs was selected with the 23rd pick in the third round (98th overall) by the Detroit Tigers from Arizona State University. For Jacobs, that was not the path he thought he would go on when he committed to UCLA.

The southern California native spent his freshman season with the Bruins with a 9.00 ERA in five innings pitched, with only one start. Across the seven games Jacobs played, he had a 3.