New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom will next start on Friday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, following the postponement of Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. In his last outing, deGrom went eight innings against the Marlins on Saturday striking out 14 and allowing only one run on five hits. In his first 14 innings pitched in 2021, deGrom has posted a ridiculous 0.64 ERA and a 0.71 WHIP to go with a 21:2 K:BB. deGrom remains a matchup-proof fantasy ace and ...

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom went eight impressive innings against the Marlins on Saturday striking out 14 and allowing only one run on five hits. Despite the spectacular performance, the Mets' offense let deGrom down again. The Mets fell 3-0 to Miami and deGrom picked up the loss as his 2021 record fell to 0-1. In his first 14 innings pitched in 2021, deGrom has posted a ridiculous 0.64 ERA and a 0.71 WHIP to go with a 21:2 K:BB. As has been the case over the past three seasons, ...

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom pitched six effective innings on Monday against the Phillies, allowing no runs, three hits, and two walks, while striking out seven in the Mets' 5-3 loss. Despite the quality start in which he routinely hit 99-100 mph on his fastball, deGrom was once again victimized by an ineffective Mets' bullpen. Although deGrom left the game with a 2-0 lead, an eighth-inning Mets' bullpen meltdown left the ace with a no-decision. deGrom, almost inexplicably, now ...

The New York Mets reportedly engaged in preliminary discussions on a contract extension with starting pitcher Jacob deGrom earlier this spring. deGrom has an opt-out in his current contract after the 2022 season. The Mets are attempting to lock up deGrom for multiple years in an effort to avoid his exercising such opt-out rights after the 2022 season. Notably, however, it was also reported that extension talks did not progress and are not expected to resume this season. Despite lack of progress...

With the New York Mets' weekend series against Washington cancelled due to positive COVID-19 cases on the Nationals' roster, the Mets' first game of the 2021 campaign will be on Monday, April 5 at Philadelphia. Jacob deGrom will get the start against the Phillies for the Mets' "new" Opening Day. deGrom's second start of the season will likely be at home on Saturday, April 10 against the Marlins, giving him two starts in the first full week of the 2021 MLB season. The two-time Cy Young winner had...

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom has had his first start of 2021 pushed back, as the Mets-Nationals Opening Day game has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Nationals organization, according to The Athletic's Jayson Stark. The Nationals had made several moves on Wednesday due to a positive COVID-19 test and players entering quarantine due to contact tracing, but it appears like the issue has grown enough to warrant the postponement. A statement from MLB said that the ...

New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom has seen his third straight opening day start hit a speed bump. Thursday's game between the Mets and the Washington Nationals has been postponed due to at least one positive COVID-19 case on the Washington side. The club also had another player test positive although they're awaiting follow-up testing. Several players have quarantined due to possible exposure. The game will not be made up during the off-day on Friday and future scheduling will be announced at ...

The New York Mets have set their rotation for the first two series of the season, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. In the first series of the year, the Mets will start Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman and David Peterson against the Nationals, followed by Taijuan Walker, deGrom and then Joey Lucchesi pitching behind an opener against the Phillies. deGrom will be pitching on a normal five-day schedule as the Mets have an off day on April 2. The Nationals and Phillies had two of the better ...

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom stuck out six, allowed only two hits and one run in four innings of Grapefruit League action on Tuesday against Houston. In nine innings of work this spring, deGrom has now stuck out a ridiculous 16 and allowed only three hits, one run, and one walk while routinely hitting triple digits on the radar gun. The two-time Cy Young winner had a 2.38 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 68 innings in the shortened 2020 season. deGrom is showing no decline in his game ...

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom routinely hit triple digits on the radar gun and struck out seven of the nine Astros hitters that he faced on Thursday in spring training. One scout clocked the right-hander as high as 102 mph. "Totally dominated," the scout wrote. In context, deGrom faced an Astros lineup that mostly consisted of bench players and minor-leaguers in three perfect innings of work. The Mets Opening Day starter has become one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in baseball ...