Jacob deGrom (Part Two) Back-to-Back Cy Young Seasons & Another Post Season (2018 - 2022)
Jacob deGrom's 2008 Cy Young Season: In Spring Training of 2018 all the news was about deGrom cutting his famous hair. Usually his sister, a former hairdresser would trim his long hair at their parents' house in DeLand Florida, at Spring Training. This year he decided it was time for a change & it made headlines . On Opening Day, Jacob pitched into the 6th inning allowing a run on four hits to the Cardinals in a 6-2 Mets win. He struck out seven to start the season 1-0. In his second game, he went 2-0 with a win over the Nationals in D.C. On April 16th he faced the Nat's at Citi Field & struck out 12 in a loss where he got no decision. On April 21st, deGrom pitched seven scoreless innings in Atlanta, exiting in a scoreless game as Julio Teheran shut out the Mets thru seven as well. The Mets put up three in the top of the 8th, but the Braves won it in the bottom of the 9th. He collected his second straight double-digit strikeout game with ten K's. On April 2...