Facing the best hitters in the American League, reigning NL Rookie of the Year and New York Mets star Jacob deGrom fanned all three batters he faced, joining Sid Fernandez (1986), Dwight Gooden (1984), Tug McGraw (1972) and Tom Seaver (1968) as the only other pitchers in Mets history to accomplish the same feat in an All Star Game.
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The announcers just couldn’t stop raving about his performance.
Entering the game in the sixth inning, deGrom retired Stephen Vogt, Jason Kipnis and Jose Iglesias in order. Even more convincing?