By the time they’re Jacob deGrom’s age, most starting pitchers see a darkness at the end of the tunnel. Their career mortality presents itself, usually in the guise of diminished velocity and introspection about one’s legacy.
For deGrom on Friday, there was no need for such reflection.
DeGrom is coming off another superlative season, even if this one didn’t end in a Cy Young like the previous two. At an age when most pitchers are adapting to losing a mile per hour on their fastball, deGrom was adding one, throwing harder than ever before. Asked if he could do that over a full season in 2021, he only chuckled: “I think I’ll be pretty close.”
DeGrom spoke of feeling better now physically than he did when he first came into the majors, belatedly as a 25-year-old with little prospect pedigree.
“It’s hard to explain,” he said. “But I almost feel better than when I first came in. First...
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