Pitcher, New
York Mets
Age: 26 (June 19)
Bats – Left,
Throws – Right
Height: 6’4” Weight: 180
Prior to 2014:
A Florida
native, deGrom played basketball as well as baseball in high school at Calvary
Christian Academy in Ormond Beach. Initially he played shortstop until he was
converted into a pitcher at Stetson University. He developed a change-up and
slider in addition to his fastball while in college. Chosen by the Mets in the
ninth round of the 2010 amateur draft, deGrom started his professional career
that year with Kingsport of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, where he went
1-1 in six starts with a 5.19 ERA and 22 strikeouts over 26 innings pitched
until he was diagnosed with an elbow injury . He missed all of 2011 after
undergoing “Tommy John” surgery and spent 2012 with two teams at the Class A
level, producing a combined 9-3 record with a 2.43 ERA and 96 strikeouts over
111.1 innings. He advanced from Class A to AAA in 2013. His combined production
with three teams was 7-7 with a 4.51 ERA and 120 strikeouts. deGrom started the
2014 season with Las Vegas of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League and joined the
Mets in May.
2014 Season Summary
Appeared in 22
games
P – 22, PH – 1
[Bracketed
numbers indicate NL rank in Top 20]
Pitching
Games – 22
Games Started –
22
Complete Games
– 0
Wins – 9
Losses – 6
PCT - .600
[Non-qualifying]
Saves – 0
Shutouts – 0
Innings Pitched
– 140.1
Hits – 117
Runs – 44
Earned Runs – 42
Home Runs – 7
Bases on Balls
– 43
Strikeouts – 144
ERA – 2.69
[Non-qualifying]
Hit Batters – 1
Balks – 0
Wild Pitches – 1
Midseason
Snapshot: 3-5, ERA - 3.18, SO - 72 in 73.2 IP
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Most
strikeouts, game – 13 (in 7 IP) vs. Miami 9/15
10+ strikeout
games – 4
Fewest hits
allowed, game (min. 7 IP) – 3 (in 8 IP) vs. Colorado 9/9
Batting
PA – 53, AB – 46,
R – 3, H – 10, 2B – 2, 3B – 0, HR – 0, RBI – 2, BB – 1, SO – 13, SB – 0, CS – 0,
AVG - .217, GDP – 2, HBP – 0, SH – 6, SF – 0
Fielding
Chances – 26
Put Outs – 6
Assists – 20
Errors – 0
DP – 4
Pct. - 1.000
Awards & Honors:
NL Rookie of
the Year: BBWAA
NL ROY Voting
(Top 5):
Jacob deGrom,
NYM.: 142 pts. – 26 of 30 first place votes, 95% share
Billy Hamilton,
Cin.: 92 pts. – 4 first place votes, 61% share
Kolten Wong,
StL.: 14 pts. – 9% share
Ken Giles,
Phila.: 8 pts. – 5% share
Ender Inciarte,
Ariz.: 4 pts. – 3% share
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Mets went 79-83
to finish tied for second place in the NL Eastern Division with the Atlanta
Braves, 17 games behind the division-winning Washington Nationals.
Aftermath of 2014:
deGrom followed
up in 2015 with a season in which he was an All-Star for the first time on his
way to a 14-8 record with a 2.54 ERA and 205 strikeouts. The Mets topped the NL
East and advanced to the World Series with the second-year pitcher contributing
a 3-1 postseason record, including a 13-strikeout performance in a win against
the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS, but also a loss in Game 2 of the
World Series against the ultimate victor, the Kansas City Royals. deGrom was
7-8 with a 3.04 ERA during a 2016 season when he was shut down in September as
a result of an elbow injury that required surgery. During the season he pitched
a complete game one-hitter against the Phillies. He finished with 143
strikeouts over 148 innings pitched. deGrom came back with a strong season in
2017 in which he compiled a 15-10 record with a 3.53 ERA and 239 strikeouts. He
received the NL Cy Young Award in 2018 thanks to a league-leading 1.70 ERA that
offset a 10-9 record that was the product of insufficient run support. He also
struck out 269 batters. For his career thus far, through June 23, 2019, deGrom
has produced a 59-47 record with a 2.72 ERA and 1121 strikeouts over 994.2
innings pitched. He has been a two-time All-Star in addition to winning Rookie
of the Year and Cy Young Award honors.
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Rookie of the Year Profiles feature players who were recipients of
the Rookie of the Year Award by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America
(1947 to present). The award was presented to a single major league winner from
its inception through 1948 and from 1949 on to one recipient from each major
league.
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