ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom has been named the American League Comeback Player of the Year, MLB announced Tuesday night during the MLB Awards show on MLB Network.
The honor, voted on by MLB.com beat reporters, recognizes a player who has rebounded from adversity to achieve outstanding performance.
DeGrom, 37, returned from back-to-back injury-shortened seasons in 2023 and 2024 to lead the Rangers in innings, strikeouts, and starts. He went 12–8 with a 2.97 ERA, striking out 185 batters over 172 2/3 innings in 30 starts, and was the team’s lone representative at the 2025 All-Star Game.
The right-hander also set a franchise record for WHIP, posting 0.92, surpassing Nolan Ryan’s 1.01 mark set in 1991. He became the first MLB pitcher since 2008 to post such a season after making three or fewer major league starts in the previous year.
A five-time All-Star and two-time Cy Young Award winner, deGrom reached 30 starts for the first time since 2019, when he won the NL Cy Young with the New York Mets. His career 2.57 ERA ranks third lowest in the Expansion Era among pitchers with at least 200 starts.
Earlier this month, deGrom was also named AL Comeback Player of the Year in the MLB Players Association’s Players Choice Awards.
