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Mets ace Jacob deGrom leaves start early, heading for MRI

New York Mets fans need to think positive thoughts after Jacob deGrom‘s early exit on Wednesday night. The NL MVP favorite was pulled after three innings of perfect pitching. The ace punched out eight batters without allowing a single baserunner in his short stint on the mound.

However, he felt some soreness in his shoulder and was subsequently pulled. deGrom spoke to the media about his frustration after the game:

Here's Jacob deGrom's reaction to his injury, including whether he thinks it's worth shutting down for a couple of weeks even if his MRI comes back completely clean: pic.