Jacob deGrom is well aware that he hasn’t been available as much as he would like throughout the last few years of his career. His Rangers tenure consisted of just six starts in 2023 and three in 2024 with a Tommy John surgery between them.

DeGrom signed with the Rangers back in December 2022, but remains the franchise’s biggest mystery heading into the 2025 season.

Jacob deGrom will not start on opening day for the Texas Rangers. He might not even pitch in the opening series vs. the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field. The Rangers plan to start deGrom at “the back end” of the rotation when the regular season begins,

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Wyatt Langford is ready to really test out his oblique muscle. Langford, out since straining his oblique on Feb. 21, is expected to face live pitching on Thursday for the first time since the injury. If that goes well, he will be available to play Friday night against Colorado in Scottsdale.