'Not Thrilled' With Texas Rangers Debut, Jacob deGrom

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deGrom is "Not thrilled" with the Texas Rangers' staff star debut. Despite having his worst Opening Day start in four attempts, the Texas Rangers offence helped Jacob deGrom rebound.

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Texas's ARLINGTON – Jacob deGrom felt fine, on the one hand. By outscoring the Philadelphia Phillies by nine runs in the first inning on Thursday,

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his new Texas Rangers teammates helped him recover from the worst Opening Day start of his career. The team defeated Philadelphia 11-7.

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On the other hand, deGrom didn't arrive as anticipated on his first day of work.

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DeGrom admitted, "I'm not thrilled with how I threw the ball." I failed to make proposals when I should have.

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DeGrom had won money on Opening Day before the contest. From 2019 to 21, he started every game for the New York Mets.

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He pitched 17 innings over the course of those three games, surrendering nine hits, zero runs, four walks, and 25

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strikeouts. He was hit by.158 batting average and only allowed two extra base hits.

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