Jacob deGrom

Batteries with the Same Birthdate

During last night’s Mets TV broadcast, it was mentioned that New York’s starting pitcher (Jacob deGrom) and catcher (Devin Mesoraco) shared the exact same birthday (6/19/1988). Here are all the prior games (through 2017) in which that has happened (note that the last occurrence prior to 2018 was way back in 1998): date vteam hteam … Read moreBatteries with the Same Birthdate

The VORG’s 2014 “Rookie of the Year” Awards

If you’re new to the VORG, please note that we give out our awards not necessarily to the BEST player for each honor, but for the most NOTABLE player. For example, Jose Abreu and Jacob deGrom are the likely and deserving favorites for the Rookie of the Year awards. However, those two gentleman didn’t distinguish … Read moreThe VORG’s 2014 “Rookie of the Year” Awards

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