Baseball Jacob deGrom wins the NL Cy Young award for the second consecutive year by Daniel Yanofsky November 14, 2019 Seemingly coming out of nowhere in 2014 as a replacement pitcher against the Yankees, Jacob deGrom has turned into one of the best pitchers in baseball today. The former infielder proved it this season and was rewarded with his second consecutive NL Cy Young award. deGrom received 29 first-place votes out of 30, with the Dodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu receiving the leftover vote. He now joins Randy Johnson, Tim Lincecum, Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Greg Maddux and Sandy Koufax as the only back-to-back NL Cy Young winners. The 31-year-old is also the only Met to do so. “Receiving this award again is an honor and I am so thankful for the Baseball Writers’ Association for their support,” deGrom said. “My goal is to put up zeroes every time I pitch. I’ll take that mindset into next season and try my best to help the Mets win as many games as I can.” https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1194765133815406592?s=20 Last season, there was no doubt deGrom was going to win the award. With a 1.7o ERA, deGrom set single-season MLB records for quality starts (24) and starts with allowing three runs or fewer (29). This season he started off slow with a 3-5 record and a 3.98 ERA in nine starts. He ended up with an 11-8 record with a 2.43 ERA and an NL-high 255 strikeouts. While he didn’t have the “right” win-loss record, again, the numbers were there to convince the masses. deGrom also had a 0.97 WHIP, which is about 0.78 better than last year. Not only was deGrom an All-Star for the second year in a row (third overall), but the pitcher secured his place with the Mets, signing a five-year extension. Now it is up to the team to secure deGrom with enough run support to continue his streak of dominance. The award will be presented to deGrom during the 97th Annual New York Baseball Writers’ Dinner on January 25, 2020 inside the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel. deGrom is the second Met to obtain an award this week, as Pete Alonso won the 2019 NL Rookie of the Year award. Post Views: 1,070 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Daniel Yanofsky Baseball Editor, Misc. Sports Editor. Covers all things combat sports (MMA, Pro Wrestling and Boxing). When he's not writing, Daniel hosts a podcast, The Main Event. Latest posts by Daniel Yanofsky (see all) Mets hire Luis Rojas to replace Carlos Beltran as manager - January 23, 2020 An Outsider’s 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot - January 21, 2020 A Wild Yo Sighting: Yoenis Cespedes participates in running, fielding and hitting drills - January 21, 2020 Following Conor McGregor’s win at UFC 246, is “The King” truly back? - January 20, 2020 Related TopicsBaseballFeatureJacob deGromMLBNew York Mets Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Baldelli beats out Boone for AL Manager of the Year “Overtime” l Ep. 38: Safe at Home Foundation Gala – November 14, 2019 (Video)