When he was playing for the 91原创 Blaze, Jacob Zibin didn鈥檛 waste a lot of time day-dreaming about a major league baseball career.

鈥淚鈥檓 not the type of guy who looks too far in the future,鈥� Zibin told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Which doesn鈥檛 mean he didn鈥檛 imagine himself in the majors, he clarified, just that he preferred to focus on the work needed to get there.

This year, after some concentrated effort at the baseball-centric TNXL Academy in Florida added some muscle to his frame and speed to his pitching arm, Zibin put his name in the major league baseball draft.

At 17, 6鈥�2鈥� and 218 pounds, a right-handed pitcher with a fastball clocked up to 98 miles an hour (along with an effective changeup), Zibin has just became the youngest player signed by a MLB team this year, a 10th round draft pick who inked a contract with the Cleveland Guardians for $1.2 million (U.S.). It is believed to be the biggest-ever signing bonus for a 10th round pick.

2 photos 10 years apart. Jacob鈥檚 first out of town baseball tournament and now signing with the Guardians.

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For Zibin, a high point was signing day with the other new drafts in the U.S., when his family was flown in by the team to be with him for the event.

鈥淚t was awesome,鈥� Zibin commented.

A predicted the 鈥渢alented right-hander will likely start his professional career in the Arizona Complex League and stay there for an extended period.鈥�

Guardians director of amateur scouting Scott Barnsby told Zibin was 鈥渁bsolutely physical鈥� already.

鈥淗e鈥檚 got life to his fastball,鈥� Barnsby commented. 鈥淩eally good feel for his changeup. We鈥檙e confident that the breaking ball is going to come, as well. Throws strikes, and another guy we couldn鈥檛 be more excited about the player development group getting their hands on.鈥�

Now working under the guidance of Guardians development trainers, Zibin still isn鈥檛 looking too far head, concentrating on the immediate steps he needs to take before he next appears on the pitcher鈥檚 mound.

鈥淚n a month, month-and-a-half, I鈥檒l get into my first game,鈥� Zibin estimated, predicting it will likely be no more than a few innings.

Between then and now, he is concentrating on preparing, 鈥渂uilding my arm strength back up and getting back in game shape.鈥�

Congrats to 91原创, BC's Jacob Zibin, selected by the Cleveland Guardians in the 10th round of the !

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鈥淭hings are going good,鈥� Zibin remarked.

鈥淚鈥檓 settling in.鈥�

Zibin said he was being 鈥渟et up to succeed鈥� by the Guardians trainers, who have a reputation for getting good results with young players.

鈥淭his is where I want to be,鈥� Zibbin declared.

鈥淭his is the best place, personally, for me to be.鈥�

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