Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler #19 takes the ball from Aaron Nola #27 (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia Phillies comeback win Monday evening against their division-rival New York Mets likely yielded much déjà vu.
Perennial Cy Young Award candidate Jacob deGrom was cruising through six scoreless innings against the Phillies, needing only 77 pitches and striking out seven. Then, Mets manager Luis Rojas pulled what many fans attributed to a “Gabe Kapler move,” taking out the right-hander — who still was throwing 100-plus mile per hour pitches — in favor of the bullpen.