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
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Rangers ▶
June 29 Rangers 6, Cleveland 3
June 30 Rangers 4, Cleveland 2
July 1 Cleveland 9, Rangers 4
July 2 Rangers 10, Detroit 4
July 4 Detroit 3, Rangers 0
July 5 Detroit 6, Rangers 3
July 7 Rangers 8, L.A. Angels 3
July 8 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 9 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 10 vs. Houston, 7:05 p.m., CW
July 11 vs. Houston, 6:05 p.m., RSN
July 12 vs. Houston, 1:35 p.m., RSN
All-Star break
Wings▶
June 25 Las Vegas 99, Wings 84
June 28 Minnesota 85, Wings 77
July 2 Wings 86, Connecticut 83
July 5 Wings 89, Toronto 76
July 7 Wings 88, New York 77
July 10 vs. Toronto (at Montreal), 6:30 p.m., Ion
July 12 vs. Chicago (at American Airlines Center), 6 p.m., ESPN, Disney+
July 16 vs. New York, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
July 19 vs. Los Angeles, 12 p.m., ABC
July 22 at Portland, 9 p.m., KFAA, USA, CNBC
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU
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, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
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
World Cup ▶
All local matches at AT&T Stadium
Group stage
June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F)
June 17 England 4, Croatia 2 (Group L)
June 22 Argentina 2, Austria 0 (Group J)
June 25 Japan 1, Sweden 1 (Group F)
June 27 Argentina 3, Jordan 1 (Group J)
Knockout round
June 30 Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1 (round of 32)
July 3 Egypt 1, Australia 1 (Egypt wins 4-2 on PKs) (round of 32)
July 6 Spain 1, Portugal 0 (round of 16)
July 14 Semifinal: France vs. Spain, 2 p.m., Fox
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
July 22 at Portland, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
July 25 at San Diego, 8:30 p.m., FS1, Apple TV
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
July 11 NASCAR Racing Experience
July 11 Hearts in High Gear
July 25 Drift n Drag
Aug. 1 NASCAR Racing Experience
Aug. 29 Team Texas: David Starr's Racing School
Sept. 5 NASCAR Racing Experience
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.
