The Philadelphia Phillies are set to play in the 2022 World Series, which starts Friday in Houston. That hurts for Mets fans, especially since former aces Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard are part of that team. Wheeler did provide a glimmer of hope about Jacob deGrom, though.
Mike Puma of the New York Post was one of a few reporters that caught what the right-handed hurler said to the media on Thursday.
During New York’s final trip to Philadelphia in the middle of August, deGrom and Wheeler apparently chatted in the outfield. Here’s what the former teammate shared about it:
He told me he is happy there…I just think he wants to get compensated for what he’s done.