debut alert

JaCoby Jones, the former Richton High star, is in the Detroit Tigers’ lineup for tonight’s game against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. Jones, 24, is playing third base and batting eighth. The Magnolia State’s best prep player in 2010 before going off to LSU, he was a third-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2013. Jones, who has also played shortstop and center field as a pro, was batting .257 with 20 doubles, seven triples, seven homers and 43 RBIs at the Double-A and Triple-A levels in the Tigers’ system. He is rated their No. 9 prospect by mlb.com.