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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Will Jacob deGrom play tonight against Tampa Bay Rays? Latest update on Texas Rangers star's injury report (June 5, 2025)
Tonight at 7:35 pm ET, the Texas Rangers will take on the Tampa Bay Rays and many are curious about whether Jacob deGrom will be pitching. Even though he has battled with injuries, the star pitcher is showing improvement and could soon make a big difference. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Recent news gives fans hope he might take the mound in this important game. Jacob deGrom's potential return to the mound tonight Jacob deGrom, the Rangers' star player, might play tonight against the Rays, according to the latest team updates. He had elbow surgery in 2023 and missed a lot of time, but came back strong last year. In 3 games, he had a 1.69 ERA and 14 K's in 10.2 IP. His fastball was clocked at 97.3 mph so he's still got it. On June 1, he had a scare in a game against the Cardinals and threw 6 balls in his first 7 pitches. Trainers checked on him, but he stayed in and pitched six innings, allowing just one run. Manager Bruce Bochy said deGrom can handle small issues and still perform well. The Rangers are being careful with him, watching his pitch count to keep him healthy. If he pitches tonight, he could make a big difference for the team. Also Read: Rangers' pitching strategy and team dynamics They're 4 games behind the AL West-leading Mariners at 29-31. DeGrom's ability to keep runners off base with a 0.98 WHIP is tremendous. But other pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi are dealing with injuries, so deGrom is even more critical. The team is focusing on keeping him healthy by limiting tough innings, not just total pitches. Bochy said deGrom's experience makes him special, even as a fifth starter. Tonight, he'll face Taj Bradley, who has a 3.00 ERA, so the Rangers' bats need to help out. The team hopes deGrom can lead them to a win and keep their playoff dreams alive. Fans are excited to see if the two-time Cy Young winner can shine again and push the Rangers closer to the postseason. As the game approaches, all eyes are on deGrom. His health and performance could shape the Rangers' season. Fans are rooting for him to stay strong and lead the team to a victory tonight.
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
What Aaron Judge Hint Means for Yankees' 'Near Impossible' Pursuit of Ex-Mets Ace
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The New York Yankees were able to end their West Coast road trip with a win against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the series came with some brutal losses. In particular, the Yankees are facing new questions about their starting rotation after promising youngster Will Warren imploded against the Dodgers, giving up seven earned runs in less than two innings. Now, with Luis Gil and Marcus Stroman still uncertain commodities as they look to return from injuries, the Yankees have to consider targeting a significant rotation upgrade at the trade deadline if they hope to match up with the Dodgers in a potential World Series repeat. "It will be near-impossible to fortify the Yankees' rotation with a bonafide ace this summer, but they'll certainly be on the hunt for a high-upside righty to at least approximate the possibility," Adam Weinrib wrote for FanSided. CINCINNATI, OHIO - MARCH 31: Jacob deGrom #48 of the Texas Rangers in the dugout prior to a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on March 31, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.... CINCINNATI, OHIO - MARCH 31: Jacob deGrom #48 of the Texas Rangers in the dugout prior to a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on March 31, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by) More Sloter/Getty That coming hunt led Weinrib to suggest the Yankees could answer Warren's struggles by trading for Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom, who is best known as a two-time Cy Young Award winner with the crosstown rival New York Mets. "We all saw that smirk on deGrom's face at Yankee Stadium when the Rangers came to visit and he locked eyes on Aaron Judge," Weinrib added. "He turns 37 years old in mid-June. Do the Rangers believe in absorbing his age-38 and 39 seasons? Shouldn't it be easier for the Yankees to stomach them, now that Soto and his .220 average aren't clogging their books?" After years of injury struggles, deGrom is enjoying a resurgence on the mound in the third season of his $185 million contract with the Rangers. He has a 2.34 ERA and 66 strikeouts across 12 starts so far. But the Rangers have a losing record and sit in third place in the American League West division and, if they opt to sell at the trade deadline, parting with deGrom's remaining salary could be prudent. If the former Mets Cy Young ace does hit the trading block, a move to the Yankees would certainly grab attention in New York. More MLB: Phillies' Bryce Harper Breaks Silence on Kyle Schwarber's Upcoming Free Agency
Time of India
4 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
How much is Jacob deGrom worth in 2025? A look at his MLB salary, contract and earnings
Image Source: Getty Jacob deGrom, a superstar pitcher with the Texas Rangers, has become one of the biggest stars in Major League Baseball. He is an amazing talent and has become a favourite amongst fans. With the 2025 season quickly approaching, many want to know about his contract and salary. Jacob deGrom's 2025 salary and contract details Jacob deGrom will make $40 million in the 2025 baseball season, says Spotrac. He signed a five-year contract worth $185 million with the Texas Rangers on December 2, 2022. Now in his third year with the team, his average yearly pay is $37 million. The contract includes a rule that stops the Rangers from trading him without his approval. The contract also has extra rewards for good performance. So, deGrom can get $250,000 for winning the award, or $100,000 for All-Star selection. Pitching 160 innings and finishing on top in the 2027 Cy Young voting could qualify for the $37 million option in 2028. These bonuses show he's a top player. Sports Illustrated says his contract is one of the biggest for pitchers in 2025. The Rangers promise to pay the full $185 million, so his money is secure. Also Read: Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers: Jacob deGrom celebrates debut anniversary with 8 shutout innings masterclass in tense 1-0 showdown A stellar career with massive earnings Jacob deGrom has earned $182.7 million in his 13 years in baseball, according to Spotrac. His first contract, a $95,000 bonus from the New York Mets in 2010. After that, it was less than small contracts - $500,000 in 2014 and $607,700 in 2016. But he pitched so damn well that it was just a matter of time before another good contract came along. Sure enough, his contract with the Mets in 2019 was for $137.5 million. In 2022, he signed with the Texas Rangers. He earned $30 million in the year 2023, and is due to earn $40 million for 2024. If he stays healthy in 2025, Sports Illustrated says he'd have earned more than $222 million. His four All-Star games and two Cy Young Awards show why teams pay him so much. Even with some injuries, deGrom is still a star. His 2025 salary of $40 million means he earns about $76.10 per minute, based on 525,600 minutes in a year. This huge per-minute earning shows how successful deGrom has become. His hard work has paid off, and fans love watching him pitch. The Rangers believe in him, and his contract keeps him motivated to do well. Sports Illustrated mentions that staying healthy is important for deGrom in 2025, as injuries have slowed him down before. If he keeps pitching well, he could earn even more bonuses. His journey from a Mets rookie to a Rangers star is inspiring, and his big contract proves his talent.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jasson Domínguez, Yankees walk-off Rangers, spoil Jacob deGrom's return to New York
Despite a clash with Jacob deGrom, the Yankees picked up a walk-off, 4-3 win over the Rangers at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday when Jasson Domínguez ended the game with a solo blast off Luke Jackson in the ninth inning. The one-out homer, The Martian's sixth of the year, came on a hanging slider, secured a series win for the Yanks, and brought an explosive wrap to what had previously been a pitching duel. It also led to an ice bath for Domínguez in less-than-ideal conditions. Advertisement 'It was cold,' said the smiling, 22-year-old hero. 'Today, we had a chilly day. That was cold.' Domínguez had already shown that he has ice in his veins, though, as his dagger was the Yankees' first walk-off home run since Giancarlo Stanton crushed a walk-off grand slam against the Pirates on Sept. 20, 2022. Domínguez also became the fourth-youngest Yankee to hit a walk-off homer. 'I was just looking for something up,' Domínguez said, before adding, 'The first one is always special.' Domínguez said the moment ranked in the top three of his young career, joining his three-homer game against the A's on May 9 and his first-career homer, a blast off Justin Verlander in his first big league at-bat, in 2023. Advertisement Boone, meanwhile, called the game-winner an example of Domínguez's long-hyped talent and poise. 'He's just not affected by great results or a struggling day,' the manager said. 'He just kind of puts a smile on his face, goes to work, and likes playing the game with his teammates. He's real easy and fun to be around, just because he's got a good outlook on things, but you're really starting to see just how good a talent [he is]. You see him run, you see the speed, you see the power, and he's got some big hits for us too.' Earlier, deGrom put Texas in strong position for a win, as the ex-Met allowed just two earned runs over seven innings in his return to New York. He also totaled three hits, one walk and nine strikeouts over 103 pitches after Boone said pregame that the Yankees would have 'our hands full and work cut out for us' against the two-time Cy Young winner. The Yankees' first run off deGrom came in the second inning, as DJ LeMahieu plated Anthony Volpe. Volpe started the frame by smoking a triple off the glove of a diving Sam Haggerty in center field. Advertisement deGrom didn't permit another baserunner until the seventh inning, when the red-hot Cody Bellinger ripped a solo shot to right, extending his career-high hitting streak to 15 games. With Jackson pitching in the eighth, Aaron Judge then tied the game at three with a two-out, RBI single that saw Trent Grisham get thrown out at third to end the inning. While deGrom was firing a fastball that averaged 98.4 mph, a nasty slider, a changeup and a curve, the Rangers had their own troubles against a much different pitcher. Ryan Yarbrough continued to deliver for the Yankees, holding Texas to one run – a Jake Burger solo shot in the fifth – over five innings. The side-arming, junk-balling lefty only allowed three hits while walking none and striking out eight over 81 pitches. Advertisement 'I look at him and think I wouldn't have liked facing him,' Boone said of Yarbrough. 'He's tall. He's kind of elbows, knees and throwing everything at you in his delivery. There's some deception to it. It's obviously not overpowering, but it's under what these guys are used to seeing. 'He's throwing the kitchen sink at you while having some deception to him, some funkiness to him.' A veteran swingman, Yarbrough signed at the very end of spring training for a guarantee of $2 million. He now has a 3.38 ERA for the season and a 1.93 ERA over his last five outings. 'I'm just enjoying every moment of it,' Yarbrough said. 'Definitely been enjoying starting again, and being able to do it here has been fantastic.' Advertisement While Yarbrough shined, Burger clubbed another bases-empty blast off Tim Hill in the seventh. Haggerty then took the struggling Ian Hamilton deep before the inning ended. The Rangers threatened again in the ninth when Haggerty led off with a single and forced Luke Weaver into the game. With two outs, he then tried to steal second, only to be thrown out on a pickoff throw from Weaver. Haggerty was initially deemed safe on the bang-bang play at second – enraging Boone – but replay review overturned the call and brought the inning to an end. Then Domínguez delivered what Boone called a 'gritty' win. 'That was a huge win,' Judge added. Going up against one of the greatest pitchers of our generation, that was a big-time win for us. He was making pitches all night. We really couldn't get anything going. We got a couple knocks. Belli had a big homer. But to kind of battle it out and fight all the way to the end to the Domínguez homer, that was pretty special.' Advertisement Now the Yankees will try for a series sweep Thursday afternoon — weather permitting — before heading west to Colorado. Carlos Rodón will start the finale for the Yankees, while ex-Yankee Nathan Eovaldi will take the ball for Texas.
NBC Sports
27-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Jacob deGrom fails to record strikeout for first time in MLB career
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom had a start like no other he's ever had in the major leagues. The two-time Cy Young Award winner didn't strike out a batter for the first time in his career. 'I actually didn't know that. I heard it when I walked inside, but they were aggressive early,' deGrom said after going 5 1/3 innings for the Texas Rangers in his 229th career game, a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. It was the first loss in the past seven starts for the 36-year-old deGrom (4-2), who has made 11 starts overall this season after missing most of the last two years following his second Tommy John surgery. Daulton Varsho hit a solo homer in the first inning, and the only other run deGrom allowed came on a sacrifice fly. He gave up five hits and walked two before manager Bruce Bochy pulled him in the sixth after 81 pitches. 'They were putting a lot of balls in play early. So I was like, oh man, I might be able to go deep in this game ... let's see how deep I can go in this and try to keep them off the board,' deGrom said. 'Fighting myself, started yanking the ball, walked a couple guys, just wasn't very efficient.' Meanwhile, Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman threw 72 of his 96 pitches for strikes — with first-pitch strikes to 26 of the 29 batters he faced for a career-high 89.7%. His first 14 pitches were strikes, and he needed only 12 of those to get through the first two innings. Gausman (5-4) struck out six in eight innings, with all his punchouts coming after Wyatt Langford's one-out homer in the fourth. Two of the strikeouts came when the right-hander retired three consecutive batters after Texas opened the fifth with back-to-back bloop singles. 'We got some good jam shots early in the game,' Gausman said. 'Being able to pound those guys so early in the game in, it opened up for them chasing later in the game.' As for pulling deGrom in a 2-1 game, Bochy said he wanted to lighten the load on a pitcher who threw 103 pitches over seven innings against the New York Yankees last Wednesday and at least 90 pitches in each of his two starts before that. 'He's been working pretty hard,' Bochy said. 'It's what we thought this game would be, a tight ballgame, two really, really good pitchers going out there. They came out on the good end. ... Jacob was good, their guy was really good.' DeGrom has 1,728 career strikeouts, and entered Monday's game with a 30.9% career strikeout rate. He had multiple strikeouts in all but one of his previous 228 starts, at Philadelphia on Sept. 16, 2020, when he had only one strikeout before exiting after two innings with a right hamstring spasm. That was 10 days after he struck out 12 Phillies in a game. There are no physical issues this time, and deGrom said he hasn't even thought about his workload — 63 1/3 innings through 11 starts. He threw only 64 1/3 innings during his final season with the New York Mets in 2022, when he didn't make his first big league start until Aug. 2 after being shut down late in spring training because of a stress reaction in his right scapula. The right-hander threw just 41 innings combined the past two seasons after signing a five-year, $185 million contract with Texas in free agency. 'I feel good. I was just fighting myself today, flying open,' deGrom said. 'It's something I've been working on almost every start. And today, it kind of took a step in the wrong direction. So I wasn't able to really locate down and pitch off that with my slider.'
