![]() The Mets promoted deGrom to the major leagues on May 12, 2014, after Gonzalez Germen was placed on the disabled list. He began the 2014 season with Las Vegas, and had a 4–0 win–loss record and a 2.58 earned run average in his first seven games started. During the offseason, deGrom improved his mechanics, and learned to throw a curveball. The Mets added deGrom to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2013, to protect him from being eligible in the Rule 5 draft. He had a combined 4.51 earned run average for the season, due to a broken finger suffered during the offseason, which altered the way he threw the ball. He received a promotion to the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in June after the Mets promoted Zack Wheeler and Carlos Torres to the major leagues and traded Collin McHugh. Lucie, but was promoted to the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League after two starts due to injuries to Binghamton's Luis Mateo and Cory Mazzoni. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2012, finishing the year with a 2.43 earned run average in 19 games started. ĭeGrom pitched for the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Class A South Atlantic League and the St. While rehabilitating, deGrom worked on his changeup with Johan Santana. He did not pitch in 2011 while he recovered from the surgery. He attempted to rehabilitate his arm for four months, but underwent Tommy John surgery to repair the UCL in October. The Mets assigned deGrom to the Kingsport Mets of the rookie-level Appalachian League where he made six starts before he was diagnosed with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his pitching elbow. He signed with the Mets, receiving a $95,000 signing bonus. The New York Mets selected deGrom in the ninth round as a pitcher, with the 272nd overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. Professional career DeGrom in spring training in 2014 Draft and minor leagues He made 12 starts for the Hatters, pitching to a 4–5 win–loss record with a 4.48 earned run average. In the game deGrom hit his only home run of the season against Chris Sale. Major league scouts began to take notice of deGrom when he pitched against Chris Sale of Florida Gulf Coast University. In addition to a fastball, deGrom learned to throw a changeup and a slider. ![]() He quickly became one of Stetson's best pitchers, so the team moved deGrom into their starting rotation midway through the season. When deGrom returned to Stetson that fall, the team used him as a relief pitcher, filling the role of their closer, in addition to playing shortstop. In the summer of 2009, between his sophomore and junior years, deGrom received an invitation to play collegiate summer baseball for the DeLand Suns of the Florida Collegiate Summer League, which he declined after discovering that they wanted him to play as a pitcher. He made his first appearance as a pitcher in May 2009. Though he was considered a good fielder with a strong throwing arm, deGrom was a light hitter with a career. He was exclusively a shortstop during his freshman and sophomore seasons. College career Īfter not being selected in the Major League Baseball draft out of high school, deGrom enrolled at Stetson and played for the Hatters. He also played American Legion baseball, where he was noticed by the coaches for the Stetson Hatters, the college baseball team of Stetson University. ![]() Īs a senior baseball player the Florida Sports Writers Association named deGrom to the All-Florida second team. As a basketball player, he was voted the District 9 Class 1A player of the year by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association and selected to the all-state third team for Class 1A. ![]() DeGrom attended Calvary Christian Academy, a small school in Ormond Beach, Florida, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams. Jacob Anthony DeGrom was born on June 19, 1988, in DeLand, Florida. In 2020, he again led the National League in strikeouts. In 2019, he led the NL in strikeouts and won the Cy Young Award for the second year in a row. In 2018, deGrom was the NL leader in earned run average and won the Cy Young Award. In 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2021 deGrom was selected as an MLB All-Star. In the same year, deGrom was named the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Month twice, and the NL Rookie of the Year. The Mets selected him in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB draft, and he made his major league debut with the Mets on May 15, 2014. Prior to playing professionally, deGrom attended Stetson University and played college baseball for the Stetson Hatters.ĭeGrom began playing baseball as a shortstop and was converted into a pitcher during his junior year at Stetson. He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Jacob Anthony deGrom (born June 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). ![]()
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