Jacob deGrom RUMORS & NEWS

  • Rangers' Jacob deGrom Expected to Miss 2-3 More Weeks with Elbow Injury

    Bleacher Report "Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom is expected to be sidelined for two-to-three more weeks due to elbow inflammation, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Thursday. When asked about what the tentative plan for deGrom is moving forward, Bochy replied: "After they..." May 11

  • Rangers' Jacob deGrom left start vs. Yankees due to forearm tightness

    The Score "The Texas Rangers removed ace Jacob deGrom from his start against the New York Yankees due to right forearm tightness, manager Bruce Bochy said postgame, according to Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News. Bochy said the decision to remove him was "precautionary,"..." April 29

  • Jacob deGrom Removed From Start With Wrist Soreness, Hopes To Make Next Start

    OutKick "Jacob DeGrom is injured again. The Texas Rangers ace was removed from Monday night’s MLB game against the Royals with “right wrist soreness.” That is what the team is calling it for now. No further information is known at this..." April 18

  • Rangers’ Jacob deGrom takes ‘big step’ in return to mound

    Dallas Morning News "As the Rangers hit the mid-point of their desert sojourn Wednesday morning, manager Bruce Bochy suggested that Jacob deGrom had “turned a corner” in his ramp up to the season. Rounded it nice and easy, too. At 100 mph. On..." March 10

  • Rangers' Jacob deGrom Talks Free Agency: 'Part of Me Thought I'd Be Back' with Mets

    New York Post "New Ranger Jacob deGrom looked exactly like his usual brilliant self while throwing close to 30 closely watched pitches Sunday, while allaying any thought he might be behind schedule. Then afterward, he threw sharp curveballs at what he suggested were widely held untruths about him in an..." February 27

  • Jacob deGrom (tight side) delayed as a precaution

    MLB.com "Rangers ace Jacob deGrom ran into his first speed bump on Wednesday, the first day of spring camp. General manager Chris Young said Wednesday that deGrom felt "a little tightness" in his left side during his bullpen session a couple days earlier. With Arizona temps..." February 16

  • Mets’ Max Scherzer gets brutally honest on Jacob deGrom joining Rangers

    Clutch Points "For the first time in his MLB career, Jacob deGrom won’t be wearing a New York Mets jersey when he steps onto the mound. While the Mets’ Max Scherzer won’t share a rotation spot with deGrom anymore, it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s..." February 15

  • Jacob deGrom thanks Mets, fans in full-page ad

    WFAN Sports Radio "Former Mets ace Jacob deGrom has officially issued his anticipated farewell to the team and its fans. deGrom took out a full-page ad in Thursday's print editions of the New York Post to bid adieu to the only professional organization he'd known before signing a lucrative..." December 22

  • 3 reasons Justin Verlander will be better Mets fit than Jacob deGrom

    Clutch Points "When Jacob deGrom signed with the Texas Rangers before the Winter Meetings, the New York Mets pivoted quickly. They replaced a two-time Cy Young Award winner with a pitcher who’s won it three times, Justin Verlander. To their credit, the Mets negotiated on parallel planes..." December 09

  • Jacob deGrom Says He, Rangers Share Same Vision After 5-Year, $185M Contract

    Bleacher Report "Superstar pitcher Jacob deGrom left the New York Mets in free agency, signing a five-year, $185 million deal with the Texas Rangers, and he opened up about his decision during a press conference Thursday. "The Rangers did a great job with constant communication and making me feel..." December 08

  • Rangers Have Met With Carlos Rodon Since Signing Jacob deGrom

    MLB Trade Rumors "One year after shocking baseball by signing both Marcus Semien and Corey Seager for a combined half-billion dollar, the Rangers appear to at least be considering a similar double dip into the deep end of the free-agent pool. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic..." December 07

  • With Justin Verlander signing, Mets fill a Jacob deGrom-sized hole with less risk

    The Athletic "In the hours after Jacob deGrom’s stunning departure for Texas on Friday, Mets officials spread a message far and wide across the free-agent landscape, according to people familiar with the situation: All that money that Steve Cohen had allocated toward deGrom was now..." December 05

  • How Jacob deGrom decided to ditch New York and become a Texas Ranger

    ESPN "Chris Young, the head of baseball operations for the Texas Rangers, called Bruce Bochy on Thursday with news that stunned the new manager. "Jacob wants to come with us," Young said. Bochy's response: "Are you kidding me?" Bochy knew the Rangers..." December 04

  • Jacob deGrom Is the Only Real Winner of Shocking Rangers $185M Megadeal

    Bleacher Report "Jacob deGrom is a Texas Ranger now, and his bank account and the team's watchability are better for it. Whether the Rangers will do as much winning as they want around deGrom is a whole 'nother question. And in a related story, there's now a question about what the Mets..." December 03

  • Three more moves big-spending Rangers need to become title contender after signing Jacob deGrom

    CBS Sports "The Texas Rangers made the first stunning move of MLB's offseason Friday night. Texas signed two-time Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom away from the deep-pocketed New York Mets with a massive five-year, $185 million contract. The $37 million average annual value is the..." December 03

  • Three questions facing Mets after Jacob deGrom lands with Rangers in MLB free agency

    CBS Sports "In what serves as one of the first big surprises of Major League Baseball's offseason, veteran right-hander Jacob deGrom signed a five-year contract with the Texas Rangers on Friday night. deGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, will now front a remade Rangers rotation..." December 03

  • Mets pivoting to Justin Verlander after Jacob deGrom signs with Rangers

    The Score "The New York Mets are turning their attention to another Cy Young winner after Jacob deGrom signed with the Texas Rangers on Friday. Free-agent right-hander Justin Verlander is now "front and center" for New York, a source told SNY's..." December 03

  • Jacob deGrom leaves Mets for Rangers in 5-year, $185 million deal

    Dallas Morning News "The Rangers struck de biggest blow on the free agent market Friday, signing Jacob deGrom to a five-year deal the team announced. Two people with knowledge of the deal confirmed it is worth $185 million. deGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who has only pitched 224 innings over the..." December 02