'Glass body' 240 billion ace finally announces his departure "He will return in the summer"

 Jacob deGrom (36, Texas Rangers), who was out of the season after only 6 games after receiving a large contract worth over 240 billion won from Hanwha, is expected to return to the mound this summer.

Sports media ESPN reported on the 28th (Korean time), "DeGrom, who underwent elbow surgery last year, plans to resume pitching this spring and is expected to join the rotation around mid-summer."

DeGrom attended a recent fan festival in Texas and jokingly said, "If we (DeGrom and Max Scherzer) return by the trade deadline (late July), it will be like signing two players." Scherzer also underwent lumbar disc surgery at the end of last season and can only return in the summer.

At the event, deGrom reported his condition, saying, "My arm feels fine." At the same time, he gave a cautious response, saying, "I want to pitch for a few more years with this team, so I need to look at what the best plan is to move forward."

DeGrom is the ace representing the major league. After making his major league debut with the New York Mets in 2014, he appeared in 215 career games until last year, recording 84 wins, 57 losses, and an ERA of 2.53. He pitched 1356⅓ innings and showed off his excellent pitch, recording a whopping 1652 strikeouts (11 strikeouts per 9 innings).

DeGrom, who won the National League Cy Young Award with 9 wins, 6 losses, and an earned run average of 2.69 in his first season, went through an adjustment period and exploded in 2018. He played 32 games and 217 innings that year, and achieved statistics of 10 wins, 9 losses, 269 strikeouts, and an ERA of 1.70 (1st place). The number of wins was low due to lack of luck, but the pitching content was brilliant. In the end, he swept 29 out of 30 first-place votes in the National League Cy Young Award voting, earning him the honor of winning his first award.

The following year (2019), he achieved excellent results for two consecutive years with 11 wins, 8 losses, 255 strikeouts (1st place), and an ERA of 2.43 in 32 games (204 innings). Accordingly, he won the Cy Young Award for two consecutive years, beating out all prominent competitors such as Ryu Hyun-jin (then of the LA Dodgers) and Scherzer (then of the Washington). Those who won the Cy Young Award in the big leagues were Sandy Koufax (1965-1966), Denny McClain (1968-1969), Jim Palmer (1975-1976), and Roger Clemens (1986-1987, 1997-1998). Greg Maddux (1992-1995), Pedro Martinez (1999-2000), Randy Johnson (1999-2002), Tim Lincecum (2008-2009), Clayton Kershaw (2013-2014), Scherzer (2016-2016) DeGrom is the 12th in history (2017).

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