Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom has delivered a hopeful update regarding his elbow injury, which has prevented him from playing since June and has resulted in his absence in his team's ongoing American League Championship Series push against the Houston Astros.
The 35-year-old has regained full range of motion in his pitching arm, he mentioned during an interview with MLB insider Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
"My arm feels pretty close to normal already," the four-time MLB All-Star said.
DeGrom underwent a second Tommy John surgery last June to repair a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament on his pitching elbow. His elbow underwent repair for the first time in October 2010 when he was a minor league prospect for the New York Mets.
The two-time All-MLB First Team selection recently inked a five-year, $185 million deal with the Rangers during the previous offseason in December 2022.
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When will Jacob deGrom return?
DeGrom aims to initiate a throwing regimen early in the upcoming year, with plans to advance to mound work at some point during spring training.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner has set a target to return to the Rangers' rotation and a major league mound by August 2024.
Despite deGrom's absence, the Rangers have secured a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2016 and have won their first seven postseason games.
They hold a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series against the Astros.
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