Nowadays, it’s not easy to find ballplayers who are drafted, developed, and spend their entire careers with just one team. New York Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom has a chance of being one of them, and he recently said that would be something he would consider “cool.”
The ace, who was initially an infielder, was taken in the ninth round of the 2010 June Amateur Draft by the New York Mets. He made his major league debut in 2014, and has never had an ERA above 3.53 in a single season.
DeGrom has two Cy Young awards and is arguably the best pitcher in Major League Baseball.