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Jacob Anthony deGrom (born June 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to playing professionally, deGrom attended Stetson University and played college baseball for the Stetson Hatters. DeGrom began playing baseball as a shortstop and was converted into a pitcher during his junior year at Stetson. The Mets selected him in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB Draft, and he made his MLB debut with the Mets on May 15, 2014. That year, deGrom was named the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Month twice, and the NL Rookie of the Year. In 2015, deGrom was selected as an MLB All-Star. == Amateur career == DeGrom attended Calvary Christian Academy in Ormond Beach, Florida, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams. As a senior, the Florida Sports Writers Association named deGrom to the All-Florida second team. He also played American Legion baseball, where he was noticed by the coaches for the Stetson Hatters, the college baseball team of Stetson University.〔 DeGrom was not selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft out of high school.〔 He enrolled at Stetson University and joined their baseball team. He played exclusively as a shortstop during his freshman and sophomore seasons. Though he was considered a good fielder with a strong throwing arm, deGrom was a light hitter, with a career .263 batting average.〔 He made his first appearance as a pitcher in May 2009. In the summer of 2009, between his sophomore and junior years, deGrom received an invitation to play collegiate summer baseball for the DeLand Suns of the Florida Collegiate Summer League. He declined the invitation when he discovered they wanted him to play as a pitcher.〔 When deGrom returned to Stetson that fall, the team used him as a relief pitcher, filling the role of their closer, in addition to playing shortstop.〔 He quickly became one of Stetson's best pitchers, so the team moved deGrom into their starting rotation midway through the season.〔 In addition to a fastball, deGrom learned to throw a changeup and a slider.〔 MLB scouts began to take notice of deGrom when he pitched against Chris Sale of Florida Gulf Coast University.〔〔〔 In that game, deGrom hit his only home run of the season. He made 12 starts for the Hatters,〔 pitching to a 4–5 win–loss record with a 4.48 earned run average.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacob deGrom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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