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06/01 23:47 CDT Rangers ace Jacob deGrom gets his 100th major league win on his
son's 3rd birthday
Rangers ace Jacob deGrom gets his 100th major league win on his son's 3rd
birthday
By DAVID SOLOMON
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- On his son Nolan's birthday, Jacob deGrom got the whole
family a gift he'll never forget.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner tossed five scoreless innings to earn his
100th career win as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on
Monday night.
"It's really cool," deGrom said. "As a kid, your goal is to just play major
league baseball and for it to become a reality and win 100 games in the major
leagues, it's kind of crazy to think about. Today was Nolan's third birthday,
so I'll always remember that being my 100th night on his third birthday."
The right-hander notched his 99th victory May 10 when he threw seven scoreless
innings against the Chicago Cubs.
In his first three attempts at reaching the century mark, the 37-year-old
deGrom (4-4) went 0-2 while allowing 12 runs over 15 innings. He finished 1-3
with a 5.72 ERA in five May starts, but Monday night was different after the
calendar flipped to June. He yielded just four hits and struck out eight to
help the Rangers win their fourth straight game.
"I was trying not to do too much," deGrom said. "Having the meeting, talking to
(catcher) Danny (Jansen) I was like, `Hey, tonight we're hitting the glove as
many times as we can. Mechanics are what they are. We're throwing everything
else out the window. We're going back to how I used to pitch.'"
Selected in the ninth round of the 2010 amateur draft, deGrom debuted for the
New York Mets in 2014 and was the NL Rookie of the Year.
Despite going 100-69 with a 2.61 ERA in 260 career starts, deGrom has only made
30 starts five times in his first 12 big league seasons, and 2025 was his first
time making 30 starts since 2019.
"He's never really felt 100%," Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said. "I've said
it before, he should be a Hall of Famer. I think he's going to be a Hall of
Famer. That's how dominant he's been throughout his career, and he's still got
a couple of years left in him, too."
DeGrom is the 16th active pitcher to reach 100 career wins after Texas teammate
Nathan Eovaldi became the 15th on July 30, 2025, against the Los Angeles Angels.
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