Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to inflammation in his pitching elbow, the team announced.
The 34-year-old deGrom departed after 3 2/3 innings in Friday’s contest against the New York Yankees. It marked the second time this month he left a start due to arm issues.
deGrom was forced out of Friday’s game after allowing one hit in his scoreless outing.
The first incident occurred on April 17 against the Kansas City Royals. That time, deGrom departed with forearm tightness after pitching four hitless innings.
Texas recalled right-hander Yerry Rodriguez from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move.
The Rangers signed deGrom, a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, to a five-year, $185 million deal in the offseason. The injury problems aren’t new for deGrom, who made just 26 starts and pitched 156 1/3 total innings over the past two seasons.
deGrom won the Cy Young Awards in 2018 and 2019. Counting 30 1/3 innings this season, he has been on the mound for just 254 2/3 frames over the last four seasons.
In six starts for Texas, deGrom is 2-0 with a 2.67 ERA and has struck out 45.
Rodriguez, 25, has a 1.93 ERA in seven relief outings at Round Rock. He pitched a scoreless inning last season for Texas in his lone big league appearance.
–Field Level Media
