There were legitimate questions about whether Jacob deGrom would ever be able to pitch in the Major Leagues again.
Two disastrous arm injuries that required Tommy John surgeries sidelined the big right-hander for most of five full seasons from 2021 to 2024. You know some of that doubt had to be creeping into his own mind as he continued to grind away, rehabbing.
In 2025, deGrom finally made it all the way back and was rewarded by the Baseball Writers' Association of America with the prestigious AL Comeback Player of the Year Award.