When Jackson Kent makes his Major League Baseball debut sometime this week he’ll join an exclusive club of former Arizona players to make the big leagues. But he’ll also be in a class by himself.
The Washington Nationals are promoting the former UA left-handed pitcher and are expected to insert him into their starting rotation. He will become the 96 th ex-Wildcat to make the majors, per the school’s baseball media guide, but first to do so after being recruited to the UA by Chip Hale .
The 23-year-old Kent spent three seasons at Arizona, from 2022-24, but was not eligible his first year after originally signing with UW-Milwaukee. That school…
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