Looking at a ballplayer’s numbers can speak volumes, but not as much as actually seeing them perform in person. Clearly, this is what happened for Clayton Kershaw when he watched Jacob deGrom pitch for the Mets during their series at Citi Field this week.
Despite deGrom continuing to get older (as, you know, we all do) and dealing with multiple injuries over the past 12 months, Kershaw is amazed at how he’s remained so dominant. Here’s what he had to say about the Mets’ ace (via the New York Post):
“I think it’s probably one of those things that you can’t take much from, because it doesn’t happen.