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Jason Benetti's perfect call gave Jackson Jobe Masters moment he'll remember forever

Emma Lingan
Emma Lingan

Motor City Bengals

Detroit Tigers v Minnesota Twins / David Berding/GettyImages

Nearly two decades ago, a three-year-old Jackson Jobe tagged along with his father, former PGA golfer Brandt Jobe, for the Par 3 contest ahead of the 2006 Masters at Augusta National. On Saturday, Jobe earned his first MLB win on the mound for the Detroit Tigers – fittingly, on Masters Weekend.

Jobe's third start of the season was his best yet. The American League Rookie of the Year candidate fired six shutout innings, allowed just two hits and struck out two batters in the Tigers' 4-0 shutout of the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

Putting up low numbers – like father, like son.

Jason Benetti's perfect call gave Tigers starter Jackson Jobe a Masters moment he'll remember forever

As if earning his first MLB win wasn't already memorable enough for Jobe, the Tigers' broadcast team on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit added their own Masters-inspired flair to their call of the game to mark the momentous occasion.

With Jobe on the mound for the Tigers in the sixth inning of Saturday's game, television play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti and color analyst Andy Dirks called the at-bat of Twins outfielder Matt Wallner as if they were calling a golf tournament – hushed tones and all.

“Jobe on 6,” Benetti said. “He’s been dynamic so far today.”

“153 yards out. Elects for the 8-iron,” Dirks added.

“From 60 feet, 6 inches, he goes fastball,” Benetti said.

“Just off the edge of the green,” Dirks said, as Jobe’s first pitch to Wallner was just high.

On the next pitch, Wallner hit a dribbler – or, as Benetti called it, "a very calming tapper" – back to Jobe, who threw to first to record the out. But Benetti and Dirks' commitment to the bit didn't end there.

“Even par for the inning," Dirks said once Jobe retired the third and final batter of the inning. "To the seventh tee box he goes."

Eventually, the broadcasters broke character and explained to viewers why they were acting like golf announcers.

“Can you imagine people tuning in like, ‘What is wrong with them? We always think that anyway. But really, today, what’s wrong with them?’" Benetti said. "It’s very fitting. Masters going on. Jobe was three years old, caddying for his dad.”

Very fitting, indeed. A Tradition Unlike Any Other.

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Emma Lingan

Emma Lingan

Emma Lingan is an MLB Staff Writer for FanSided primarily covering the Pittsburgh Pirates. She has been covering baseball for more than a decade dating back to her time as a student at Wake Forest University, and she has won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. National Team delegation (2016 Pan-American Championships & 2017 World Baseball Classic). A native of Washington, D.C. and current resident of Nashville, Tenn., she is also entering her seventh season as a credentialed NHL media member and currently covers the NHL’s Nashville Predators for The Hockey News. When she's not watching hockey, baseball or football, she enjoys podcasting, reading, going to the gym, consuming large amounts of coffee and taking long walks with her dog, Minkah. You can follow her @Emma_lingan on Twitter and Instagram.