“It’s been a long time”- Jacob deGrom to make season debut against Washington on Tuesday
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Before the series finale against Miami, New York Mets manager Buck Showalter announced that star pitcher Jacob deGrom will make his season debut on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals. Since July 7, 2021, the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner hasn’t pitched for the Mets. The 34-year-old right-hander missed the final three months of the previous season due to a sprained elbow and discomfort in his right forearm before being shelved late in spring training due to a stress reaction in his right scapula.
“I’m definitely excited,” deGrom said on Sunday. “It’s been a long time. This has been a pretty slow process of coming back, so excited to be out there. Nerves haven’t really set in yet, but I’m sure Tuesday I’ll be pretty nervous and I have a feeling it’s going to feel like my debut.” “After I did it, it didn’t take long to feel good. That’s where it was kind of an intersting thing of trying not to do too much,” he said. He cited the shortened spring training following the lockout as a factor.
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Jacob deGrom is looking better than ever
Jacob deGrom compared this year’s video to his Cy Young Award-winning seasons and concluded that he was more upright and leaning toward first base during his follow through. “I think more than anything feeling for him and the emotions he’s going through,” Showalter said. “It’s been a long haul for him, knowing how hard he’s worked and how frustrating it’s been. You know how much he likes to compete and pitch.”
“It was constant contact with these guys, and tried to stick with the plan and not move too fast,” he said. “We looked at why we thought it happened with the quick ramp-up, so played it safe by taking extra days and making sure that everything was where we wanted it. That way, there were no setbacks in this process. … Going into spring, with the lockout and the unknown, maybe I didn’t have enough time to build up. You look at a stress reaction and what that injury kind of is, it’s ramping up too quick.” said Jacob deGrom.
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