The Mets announced that they have shut down Jacob deGrom, officially putting an end to his 2021 season. Luis Rojas added that the team’s ace is fine to pitch, and could have returned if the club was playing for something, but with the Mets being eliminated over the weekend, it didn’t make much sense. For a while this year, it looked like he would not only run away with the Cy Young Award, but would also garner serious MVP considerations in the National League. Unfortunately, injuries derailed that path.
deGrom began his 2021 campaign on a historic pace.