ARLINGTON, Texas —
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DeGrom was plagued by injuries the past two seasons with the New York Mets as he threw 156⅓ innings over 26 starts.
“Obviously, the goal was to not go on the IL. The goal was to make 30-plus starts and put this team in position to win,” deGrom said. “It’s disappointing to not be able to do that right now, but stay optimistic about it. Everything structurally looks fine, so get a little bit of that swelling out of there and pick up from there.”
DeGrom signed a $185 million, five-year contract with the Rangers in December after leaving the Mets. He is 2-0 with a 2.67 ERA over 30⅓ innings in his first six starts with Texas.
He’s taking a wait-and-see attitude on whether he’ll be ready to come off the IL when he’s eligible to return on May 14.
“Make sure everything is good and that way when we go back out there, we don’t have this again,” he said.
