FAYETTEVILLE — The passport Arkansas pitcher Zach Jackson got for his high school senior trip to Mexico in 2013 is going to come in handy.
Jackson said he expects to begin his professional baseball career in Vancouver, Canada, after being picked by the Toronto Blue Jays in the third round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft Friday.
The Vancouver Canadians are the Blue Jays' short season Class A minor league team.
"I assume I'll start in Vancouver," said Jackson, a junior right-hander from Berryville, Okla. "I've heard Vancouver is beautiful, so I'm looking forward to going up there.