Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom made his return to Citi Field on Friday night. deGrom pitched well as the Rangers defeated the New York Mets 8-3. The veteran hurler allowed three earned runs across seven innings of work. deGrom — who pitched for the Mets from 2016-2022 — reacted to returning to his former home ball park after the game.

“It was really cool,” deGrom said, via Bill Ladson of MLB.com. “This is where it all started and, coming back here, I thought it was going to be a very special day. I’m thankful for the Mets for playing that (tribute video). These fans were great to me when I was here. That was a really nice thing to do.”

As deGrom mentioned, the Mets played a tribute video for him. The pitcher earned two National League Cy Young awards and a Rookie of

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