Rangers' Bruce Bochy Reacts to Jacob deGrom Decision on Friday

Rangers' Bruce Bochy Reacts to Jacob deGrom Decision on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Right-handed starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is in his 12th season and his third as a member of the Texas Rangers.

DeGrom was selected by the New York Mets in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB Draft and debuted in 2014, immediately establishing himself as a frontline starter while winning National League Rookie of the Year.

Since then, the 37-year-old has become one of the greatest pitchers of his generation, earning two Cy Young Awards and leading the league in strikeouts in back-to-back seasons from 2019–2020.

DeGrom joined the Rangers in December 2022 with a five-year, $185 million contract but underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL in his first season. The procedure limited him to only nine starts combined over the first two seasons of his Texas tenure.

In 2025, deGrom has returned to his peak form and was selected to his fifth All-Star Game last week.

On Friday, deGrom decided to pass on being the Rangers’ lone representative, relieving manager Bruce Bochy, who said per Jeff Wilson, “He’s been carrying a pretty heavy workload coming off the surgery. We want to monitor his workload this year. So, yeah, there’s a big relief for us.”

Through 18 starts, deGrom has a 2.29 ERA with 105 strikeouts across 106.1 innings.

He carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning of the Rangers’ 7–0 win against the Baltimore Orioles a few weeks ago, signaling he is still at his best despite entering the latter stages of his career.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 12, 2025, where it first appeared.