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Mets’ Jacob deGrom Wins 2018 National League Cy Young Award

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — After a season marred by both costly injuries and unrealized expectations, the Mets at long last received perhaps the spark they need to head into the offseason with some much needed momentum.

Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced Amazins ace Jacob deGrom has won the 2018 National League Cy Young Award.

Despite a pedestrian 10-9 record, the 30-year-old righty amassed one of the most statistically impressive seasons of the modern era. DeGrom punched out 269 batters and compiled a paltry 1.70 ERA to go along with a 0.