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ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom lost his shot at a no-hitter, then lost his night altogether.
The former Mets ace, in his sixth start as a Ranger, left Friday’s 5-2 win over the Yankees with forearm tightness, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters, after giving up his first hit with two outs in the fourth inning at Globe Life Field.
Bochy, who called pulling deGrom “precautionary,” said the right-hander would continue to be evaluated on Saturday.
“He was throwing great, wasn’t he?” Bochy said. “He was Jacob as we know. Just started to tighten up there a little bit. Just being cautious. We’ll see what’s going on [Saturday] and see how he feels.”
DeGrom’s final pitch was an 89.4-mph slider — which averaged 92.1 mph on Friday — that Willie Calhoun lined to left field for a single. Seconds later, a trainer and Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux came to visit with deGrom on the mound. After a conversation, and a brief visit by Bochy, deGrom walked off the mound with a trainer.
The oft-injured deGrom, who landed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers, also exited an April 17 start with wrist soreness, but pitched again last Sunday.
The oft-injured deGrom, who landed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers, also exited an April 17 start with wrist soreness, but pitched again last Sunday.
His first time through the Yankees order, deGrom looked dominant as he retired all nine Yankees before issuing a one-out walk to Anthony Rizzo in the fourth inning. Then, one out later, Calhoun singled on deGrom’s 50th and final pitch of the night.
Over his last two seasons with the Mets, deGrom made just 26 combined starts because of injuries. He missed time in 2021 with right side tightness and then a UCL sprain. In 2022, he didn’t pitch until August because of a stress reaction on his right scapula.
DeGrom then left the Mets for the Rangers in free agency.
The 34-year-old carried a 3.04 ERA through five starts coming into Friday, with 43 strikeouts and only three walks in 26 ²/₃ innings.
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