the pitcher Jacob deGrom He made only six starts for the Texas Rangers before being sent to the operating room for Tommy John surgery after signing his $185 million, five-year contract.
The Rangers announced that two-time Cy Young Award winner he will need surgery to repair a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm. The recovery time for this type of intervention is 12 to 18 months.
DeGrom was recently placed on the 60-day disabled list with elbow inflammation and hasn’t pitched since April 28. The right-handed pitcher won only two of his six starts and was unbeaten in his first season with the Rangers..
He pitched 30.1 innings, struck out 45 opponents, allowed 19 hits, allowed nine runs and walked four. His ERA was 2.67.
Injuries were a constant the past two years with the Mets for deGrom. Between 2021 and 2022, the right-hander threw 156.1 innings and that is very little compared to other pitchers like Shohei Ohtani (296.1), Max Scherzer (324.2), Julio Urías (360.2) and Sandy Alcántara (434.1).
With his absence, the Rangers’ starting rotation will consist of Nathan Eovaldi, Andrew Heaney, Jon Gray and Martin Perez.
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Second Tommy John for Jacob deGrom
Injuries have been a constant in deGrom’s career and this will be the second time he has been in the operating room for Tommy John surgery. It was in 2010, when deGrom turned pro and played for the Mets, that the pitcher required his first surgery..
After that, he became the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award after Tommy John surgery.
