ATLANTA -- A relieved Jacob deGrom rejoined his New York Mets teammates Saturday, nearly two weeks after his son was born with medical complications at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
DeGrom said that 12-day-old Jaxon Anthony was suffering from apnea and would stop breathing while sleeping. After exhaustive tests, including MRIs and X-rays and being hooked up to monitors for several days in a neonatal intensive care unit, the newborn was free of issues for five straight days and was discharged Monday without any procedures being required. The issue more frequently arises with premature babies.