Rangers' Jacob deGrom Out Wednesday with Tightness in Left Side

After feeling tightness in his bullpen session earlier this week, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is being held back from baseball activities for 'a day or two', Rangers general manager Chris Young tells Rangers beat reporter Kennedi Landry.

After feeling tightness in his bullpen session earlier this week, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is being held back from baseball activities for 'a day or two', Rangers general manager Chris Young tells Rangers beat reporter Kennedi Landry.

Per Rangers’ GM Chris Young, Jacob deGrom felt tightness in his left side in his bullpen session a couple days ago.

With the cold weather in Arizona and the field conditions, Texas is holding him back a day or two. CY said it’s just precautionary.

— kennedi landry (@kennlandry) February 15, 2023

"It probably says more about me than it does Jake," Young told Landry.

Pitchers and catchers reported to spring training for the Rangers Wednesday.

After spending his first nine big league seasons with the New York Mets, deGrom signed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers over the winter.

While Young downplayed concerns about deGrom's health, this was not news Rangers fans wanted to hear on the first day of spring training. DeGrom has not made more than 15 starts in a single season since 2019. He will turn 35 this season.

DeGrom is the centerpiece of the Rangers' entirely remade pitching rotation. The club re-signed Martin Perez and acquired Nathan Eovaldi, Andrew Heaney and Jake Odorizzi over the winter, one year after signing free agent starter Jon Gray to a four-year, $56 million deal.

The Rangers are coming off a 68-win season in which they finished fourth in the American League West. With their new and improved rotation, the club hopes to compete for a playoff spot in the American League in 2023.

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