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- Rangers ace Jacob deGrom has a torn ulnar collateral ligament that will need season-ending surgery. Whether it’s Tommy John surgery or reconstructive surgery isn’t known yet, but either procedure will sideline deGrom for the rest of the season.
- Bob Nightengale writes that the Rangers took a gamble on deGrom and lost. deGrom was only six starts into a six-year, $185 million free agent deal that the Rangers gave him despite his sketchy health history. Nightengale also reports that the Rangers do not have insurance on deGrom’s contract.
- Bob Nightengale notes that elbow injuries are on the rise among pitchers and no one quite knows why.