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Texas Rangers Sign Two-Time Cy Young Award Winner Jacob deGrom

After spending the first nine years of his career in a Mets uniform, four-time all-star Jacob deGrom will be heading to Texas to play with the Rangers. deGrom joins Texas on a five-year $185 million contract after reportedly turning down a three-year contract worth around $120 million to stay with the Mets.

deGrom has one two NL Cy Young Awards and has made four all-star appearances, as previously mentioned; to add on, the 34-year old pitcher is a two-time strikeout leader, two-time All-MLB First Team member, led the MLB in ERA in 2018, and won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2014.

deGrom is coming off of a season in which he pitched in a career-low eleven games as the Florida-born right-hander was unable to stay healthy for the majority of the season; with that said, it is a very high-risk high reward situation for the Rangers as deGrom has proven to be one of the best pitchers in the league throughout his career, but he does have a history of being injured.

Speaking of Texas, this is the third all-star they have landed via free agency within the last two offseasons as they signed three-time all-star Corey Seager and 2021 all-star Marcus Semien an offseason ago. deGrom automatically becomes the Rangers number one pitcher and will look to help elevate the Rangers to a perennial playoff team.

Photo Credit: Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers

As for the Mets, with the team signing Max Scherzer an offseason ago, the organization properly prepared themselves beforehand for a potential deGrom departure.

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  • Rob Cao

    Rob Cao is a Sports & Sports Culture News & Features Intern for Celeb Secrets. As a former podcaster, he has experience covering sports & entertainment as well as interviewing athletes & celebrities. He has a deep love for his hometown Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, & Miami Hurricanes. On his free time, he loves listening to podcasts, watching movies, spending time with his loved ones, and going to watch his favorite teams play.

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Rob Cao is a Sports & Sports Culture News & Features Intern for Celeb Secrets. As a former podcaster, he has experience covering sports & entertainment as well as interviewing athletes & celebrities. He has a deep love for his hometown…

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