Jacob deGrom isn’t the first player to have Tommy John surgery. He definitely won’t be the last. But major surgery always includes questions regarding what the return will look like. The Rangers' ace underwent his second Tommy John procedure in June 2023,

Despite Jacob deGrom being selected, the Texas Rangers will have no players active in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. Why won’t the Rangers be represented?

Grom, like many top players, has a litany of performance bonuses built into his contract, according to Spotrac.

Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom has been replaced on the AL All-Star team by a Kansas City Royals star relief picher.

He was expected to be the ace of a pitching staff that would carry the team deep into the 2023 playoffs. Instead, he spent most of the year on the injured list and watched from the dugout as the Rangers won the first World Seirs championship in franchise history.

Jacob deGrom is an All-Star ace again after several injury-filled seasons. This is his fifth All-Star nod, his first for the Texas Rangers and in the American League.

HOUSTON — For Jacob deGrom, family man, going to the All-Star Game is of utmost importance. For Jacob deGrom, the 37-year-old, the pitching part is better left to the younger, less experienced and less surgically repaired.

His seventh quality start in eight outings was hardly enough to make Jacob deGrom happy Saturday night, particularly after the Rangers lost 5-4 to the Astros in 11 innings. But as the All-Star break beckons,

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Inside the Numbers of Jacob deGrom's Remarkable Return to Dominance. Jacob deGrom is back.