Jacob deGrom, the Texas Rangers' star pitcher, is set to earn $40 million in 2025 as part of his five-year, $185 million contract. His deal includes performance-based incentives and a no-trade clause.

Josh Smith matched his career high of four RBI with a two-run homer and two-run double, Jacob deGrom allowed two runs or fewer for the eighth straight start and the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 Sunday.

Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom is no stranger to personal accomplishments, but he could've done without what he achieved on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays. For the first time in his career,

Jacob deGrom had a start like no other he's ever had in the major leagues. He didn’t strike out a batter for the first time in his career.

Even as a kid playing catch with his dad, Jacob deGrom always tried to hit his spots. He did the same throughout his rehab process following a second Tommy John surgery, which he underwent just six starts into his Rangers career in 2023.

DeGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner with the New York Mets, is healthy for the first time in years after he adopted a new outlook in his third season with the Texas Rangers.

Judge and deGrom met in the first inning, when a pitcher who has tried throwing with less velocity and with more of a varied selection — in an attempt to stay healthy — looked an awful lot like deGrom in his prime: He ignored those secondary pitches and only went with heaters and sliders, though he lost Judge on a six-pitch walk.

The Toronto Blue Jays are the first team ever to accomplish this feat against Texas Rangers star Jacob deGrom in his career.