CHICAGO — Jacob deGrom fidgeted and squirmed under the bright lights. The Mets’ ace could not wait for the television cameras to go off so he could get free Monday.
“How’d I do?” he asked jokingly as he speed-walked out of the interview room. “That’s tough.”
For deGrom, who will take the mound tonight in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Cubs, Monday’s press conference was the most nerve-wracking part of the week. Getting on the mound and trying to pitch the Mets one step closer to their first World Series appearance since 2000?
He laughed.