deGrom, Rangers and New York
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DeGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner with the New York Mets, is healthy for the first time in years after he adopted a new outlook in his third season with the Texas Rangers.
The Rangers' veteran ace has pitched well this season but he recognizes that Yankees' star Aaron Judge can be a problem.
The Texas Rangers have been on an impressive winning streak lately, which has propelled them over the .500 mark and back into second place in the American League West. In the early part of the season,
The Jacob deGrom the Yankees see on Wednesday will not be the same Jacob deGrom who dominated to virtually unparalleled levels across town.
The Texas Rangers grabbed a 1-0 victory on Thursday night against the Houston Astros after Jacob deGrom tossed a gem. The ace went eight innings, allowing just five hits and no runs while striking out seven.
Jacob deGrom unlocked his true self Thursday night against the Houston Astros: 8.0 innings pitched, zero runs, one walk, and seven strikeouts in a 1-0 pitching duel. The 36-year-old now has a 2.29 ERA on the season after recording his longest outing since April of 2021,
All of which is to say what most people in baseball will acknowledge: Even if deGrom isn't at his career peak, he can still be better than almost any pitcher in the game. His injury-plagued seasons since 2021 made that easy to forget, even if the numbers don't.