Jacob deGrom
American baseball player (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacob Anthony deGrom (born June 19, 1988)[1] is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Prior to playing professionally, deGrom attended Stetson University and played college baseball for the Stetson Hatters.
Jacob deGrom | |
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Texas Rangers – No. 48 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1988-06-19) June 19, 1988 (age 36) DeLand, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 15, 2014, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 84–57 |
Earned run average | 2.53 |
Strikeouts | 1,652 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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DeGrom began playing baseball as a shortstop and was converted into a pitcher during his junior year at Stetson. 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. In the same year, deGrom was named the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Month twice, and the NL Rookie of the Year. In 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2021 deGrom was selected as an MLB All-Star. In 2018, deGrom was the NL leader in earned run average and won the Cy Young Award. In 2019, he led the NL in strikeouts and won the Cy Young Award for the second year in a row. In 2020, he again led the National League in strikeouts.
DeGrom currently has the lowest career WHIP and the second lowest earned run average of any starting pitcher in the live-ball era (min. 1000 IP).[2][3]