The injury crisis affecting MLB pitching staffs shows no signs of relenting.
Jacob deGrom has been one of the best pitchers in baseball when he has been able to stay on the mound. Unfortunately, that has been far too infrequent for the Rangers' starter.
Only a few years ago, New York media and fans were debating which Big Apple ace was better: Jacob DeGrom or Luis Severino. Well, one year after DeGrom left town, Severino is leaving the Bronx for Queens.
It should’ve been in Queens. Jacob deGrom is probably my favorite pitcher over the past twenty years. Every five days, he would take the mound in Citi Field and absolutely electrify.
Ace Jacob deGrom insists he didn't leave the New York Mets to sign with the Texas Rangers in free agency last offseason because of an alleged desire to get away from the Big Apple.
Things looked exceptionally bright for the Mets in 2015. After eight straight seasons without making the playoffs, the team won 90 games that year and stormed their way to the World Series.
It turns out Jacob deGrom helped close the trade that resulted in the New York Mets sending Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers ahead of Tuesday's deadline for such transactions.
Sitting at 49-31, the Texas Rangers are leading the American League West and tout the highest-scoring offense in all of baseball.
Dr. Richard Lehman, medical director at the U.S. Center for Sports Medicine in St. Louis, recently discussed the two-time NL Cy Young award winner's situation with Rob Bradford on the Audacy Original Podcast "Baseball Isn't Boring."
Yahoo Sports' Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer go through the latest news around the MLB, including Jacob DeGrom, Shohei Ohtani, the Oakland Athletics' win streak leading up to the reverse boycott and the New York Mets' slump.
While deGrom stood as arguably the most dominant pitcher in MLB history at his apex, does his short-lived success justify his inclusion in Cooperstown?
When deGrom's career ends, his poor health will be the first thing people discuss when his name is brought up, not his field dominance.
New York Mets co-ace Justin Verlander acknowledged he doesn't quite know what Jacob deGrom of the Texas Rangers is going through this spring.
An interesting detail has emerged regarding Jacob deGrom’s contract with the Texas Rangers. The Rangers announced on Tuesday that deGrom will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, which will also keep the ace out for a good part of the 2024 season.
DeGrom will undergo the surgery next week and be out at least 12 months. The length of his absence will depend in part based on the extent of the damage.
Tuesday's news is a crushing development for the Rangers who had huge expectations for him this season after signing him to a five-year, $185 million deal in free agency.
The news is obviously terrible news for deGrom, the Rangers and the baseball world at large. deGrom, who turns 35 later this month, had established himself as arguably the best pitcher alive with the Mets in his career.
Jacob deGrom simply has not been able to stay healthy for the last several seasons, and that has not changed now that he is with the Texas Rangers.
At this point, it’s unclear if anything has meaningfully changed in deGrom’s timeline. He has already been on the injured list since April 29 due to inflammation in his throwing elbow and had yet to begin a rehab assignment.
There are two things you can say about Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom. The first is that when he is healthy, he is one of the best right-handed pitchers of the modern era. The second is that lately he has not been healthy very often.
The Texas Rangers removed Jacob deGrom from his Friday start against the Yankees due to forearm tightness.
Monday was a big night for big MLB arms on the mound, with aces such as Corbin Burnes, Jacob deGrom and Hunter Greene all making starts.
The injury concerns may already be starting for the Texas Rangers’ prized offseason addition. Rangers righty Jacob deGrom was forced to exit Monday’s start against the Kansas City Royals due to an injury.
The Mets' offer to deGrom seemed low at the time — seriously — but his latest injury reaffirms the team made the right call.
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