Before he was dominating on a mound in Arlington, Jacob deGrom was a flamethrower with long, flowy hair pitching in Queens for the New York Mets. He looks almost unrecognizable to his current look but was showing what could be the greatest pitcher of a generation.
This isn't a normal homecoming for a player but is instead a return of an icon to where he began. There are only three pitchers in MLB (deGrom, Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw) that can stake a claim as a pitcher of the 2010s.
Mets fans adored deGrom for his long hair, blazing fastball, his incredibly hard breaking off speed and most importantly his domination on the mound.