But he said he felt right knee discomfort that limited him from going back out for the sixth inning.
“I feel OK now,” deGrom said after the game. “My right leg, just my knee, just felt a little funny throwing, and it kind of stayed the same throughout the game. Gave ‘em heads up and said I’m fine to go. Let’s just see how long I can go. And then after the fifth, we were contemplating the sixth. I said,’ Hey, I can do it,’ and we just decided that, let’s just make sure it’s fine.”
After the team’s 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, manager Skip Schumaker gave an update on deGrom’s knee after he had an MRI and it came back clean. On Wednesday, before the Rangers’ series finale against the Mariners, he laid out the plan for the pitcher’s next start, tentatively planned for Sunday at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“I saw him this morning. [He] feels good. ... He’s gonna play catch and everything today still on the same program. I wouldn’t think he’s going to miss his start,” Schumaker said.
DeGrom explained how he pitched through what he described as tenderness.
“I felt it a little bit, but it made me like, stay under control tonight. So I was trying not to do too much. I didn’t want to aggravate it anymore. So moving around now I feel OK. It’s a little tender, but I think we’ll be OK,” said deGrom.
DeGrom has had an extensive injury history during his career, including multiple Tommy John surgeries, the last of which came in 2023 and caused him to miss all but three starts the following season.
DeGrom a two-time Cy Young Award winner, also has had surgery on his ulnar nerve in his elbow and missed time due to forearm tightness, among other maladies.
After making his 250th start on Monday, deGrom talked about being thankful for every start he made and acknowledged his injury history.
“Try not to think about it too much. Just try to be ready to go out there and put us in a position to win,” said deGrom, “Any day you’re able to put this uniform on, I said this before, you got to be thankful for that. I missed plenty of time in my career, and thankful to make 30 starts last year, and the goal is to do it again this year and in the next couple years.”
The Rangers let out a sigh of relief, as losing deGrom would’ve been a serious blow to the rotation as the team hopes he will be able to repeat last year’s 30-start performance, his most since 2019.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
NEXT UP: Game dates, times, locations, channel
Rangers ▶
May 18 Colorado 7, Rangers 6
May 19 Rangers 10, Colorado 0
May 20 Rangers 5, Colorado 4
May 22 L.A. Angels 9, Rangers 6
May 23 L.A. Angels 5, Rangers 2
May 24 L.A. Angels 2, Rangers 1
May 25 Houston 9, Rangers 0
May 26 vs. Houston, 7:05 p.m., RSN
May 27 vs. Houston, 7:05 p.m., RSN
May 28 vs. Houston, 7:05 p.m., RSN
May 29 vs. Kansas City, 7:05 p.m., CW
May 30 vs. Kansas City, 3:05 p.m., FS1, RSN
May 31 vs. Kansas City, 1:35 p.m., RSN
TCU Baseball ▶
May 14 West Virginia 2, TCU 0
May 15 TCU 4, West Virginia 0
May 16 West Virginia 6, TCU 4
Big 12 Tournament (at Surprise, Ariz.)
May 20 No. 11 Kanas State 9, No. 7 TCU 4 (second round)
Season over
Wings▶
May 14 Minnesota 90, Wings 86
May 18 Wings 92, Washington 69
May 20 Wings 99, Chicago 89
May 22 Atlanta 86, Wings 69
May 24 Wings 91, New York 76
May 28 vs. Las Vegas, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
June 1 vs. Seattle, 7 p.m., KFAA, USA
June 5 at Los Angeles, 9 p.m., Ion
June 9 at Minnesota, 7 p.m., KFAA
June 11 vs. Phoenix, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
Cowboys ▶
Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS
Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox
Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox
Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA
FC Dallas ▶
May 2 FC Dallas 2, NY Red Bulls 0
May 9 FC Dallas 3, Salt Lake 1
May 13 Vancouver 3, FC Dallas 2
May 16 FC Dallas 3, San Jose 2
May 23 FC Dallas 2, Colorado 1
World Cup break
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
May 30 Urban Racing
June 6 SCC Laps for Charity
June 13 NASCAR Racing Experience
June 20 Team Texas - David Starr's Racing School
June 20 Urban Racing
This story was originally published April 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM.
Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.
