2-Time Cy Young Award Winner, DeLand Native Jacob DeGrom to Make Rehab Start Friday at the Jack

July 6, 2022 – Florida State League (FSL) – Daytona Tortugas News Release

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The New York Mets and St. Lucie Mets have announced that two-time Cy Young award winner and Volusia County native RHP Jacob deGrom will make a start at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Friday, July 8, against the Daytona Tortugas as part of his scheduled rehab assignment.

Gates will open for Friday’s contest at 6 p.m. ET. The first pitch for the matchup between the Mets and Tortugas is slated for 7:05 p.m. Limited tickets are still available online at www.daytonatortugas.com, by calling the box office at 386-257-3172, or by visiting the team offices at 110 East Orange Avenue in downtown Daytona Beach.

deGrom is returning from a stress reaction in his right scapula and made his first rehab start with St. Lucie on Sunday evening against the Jupiter Hammerheads. The 34-year-old struck out five of the six hitters he faced, hitting one batter, throwing 24 pitches and 18 strikes over 1.2 innings.

A DeLand, Fla. native and resident, deGrom attended Stetson University in his hometown where he starred as a shortstop and, eventually, a right-handed pitcher. In 105 games as a collegiate hitter, the left-handed swinger posted a .255 average (84-330) with 13 extra-base hits, one home run, and 34 RBI. As a pitcher for the Hatters in 2010, deGrom tallied a 4-5 mark with a 4.48 ERA (41 ER in 82.1 IP) in 17 appearances (12 starts).

Since making his Major League debut with the Mets on May 15, 2014, deGrom has been one of the best pitchers in the sport. In 198 career MLB starts, the right-handed thrower holds a 77-53 record with a 2.50 ERA (350 ER in 1261.2 IP) and 1,505 strikeouts (10.74 SO/9).

Before his 2021 season was cut short due to injury, the eight-year Major Leaguer compiled a 7-2 record with a microscopic 1.08 ERA (11 ER in 92.0 IP), 11 walks, and 146 strikeouts over 15 starts. deGrom is a two-time Cy Young Award winner in 2018 and 2019 and has been elected to four All-Star Games. The right-hander also won the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year and was Major League Baseball’s ERA champion (1.70) in 2018.

deGrom was selected by the New York Mets in the ninth round (272nd overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft out of Stetson University (DeLand, Fla.).

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