After a second Tommy John Surgery that kept Jacob deGrom sidelined for the majority of the 2023 and 2024 seasons, the two-time Cy Young award winner was able to stay healthy and pitch an entire season without any setbacks in 2025.
He did it at an elite clip, making his 30th start on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins. It is the first time he has made more than 15 starts in six years. His 172 2/3 innings and 185 strikeouts are far and away his best totals in that timeframe.
The big right-hander looked like the younger, dominant pitcher with his patented hard, snapping slider, a filthy change-up and routinely gassing up the fastball to 100 mph.