
Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young barreled into his reconstruction of the franchise with such velocity over the last two and a half years that he was bound to make a mistake or two. Jacob deGrom’s $185 million contract looks like a doozy.The Rangers announced on Tuesday that the two-time National League Cy Young Award winner is done for the season and will undergo surgery to repair a tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament. That likely means a second Tommy John elbow reconstruction, and deGrom could be sidelined for most, if not all, of the 2024 season. “It stinks,” deGrom told reporters on Tuesday, arms crossed and fighting back tears. “When you are told you can’t be out there doing something you love, it’s…
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