Texas Rangers' Jacob deGrom to undergo elbow surgery, will miss rest of 2023 season

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Injuries continue to mire Texas Rangers starter Jacob deGrom, and his latest is going to knock him out for the remainder of the 2023 season. 

According to the Dallas Morning News, deGrom, who was moved to the 60-day IL on Monday, needs elbow surgery to repair a tear to his ulnar collateral ligament in this throwing elbow. 

It is unknown whether deGrom needs traditional Tommy John surgery or will have an internal brace. The Dallas Morning News said Dr. Keith Meister, who will be performing the surgery, won’t know the extent of the injury until deGrom is under the knife. 

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Jacob deGrom #48 of the Texas Rangers delivers a pitch during a game against the New York Yankees at Globe Life Field on April 28, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images)

Either way, deGrom is going to be missing at least a full year, so the 2024 season will be impacted as well. 

The 35-year-old, as you’d expect, was upset about the diagnosis. 

"This stinks," deGrom said, via The Dallas Morning News. "It’s not ideal. But at least we know what it is now. I want to get it fixed and will set a goal to be back before the end of next year."

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DeGrom previously received Tommy John surgery in October 2010 while he was a minor league prospect with the New York Mets. But he’s had a laundry list of injuries since then, which has impacted his career which has still been quite impressive. 

DeGrom has won two Cy Young Awards over his 10 years in MLB, both of which came during his time with the Mets. The first was in 2018 when he