Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom says he wants to stay with the team that won the 2023 World Series, invoking his no-trade clause.<\/p>\n
deGrom spoke with reporters on Monday after the conversation with the Rangers’ front office staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reports from The Athletic<\/a> state that the Rangers were approached by other MLB teams with some interesting offers for deGrom.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, the Rangers awarded deGrom full no-trade protection when they signed him to a five-year, $185 million free-agent contract in Dec. 2022. He is under contract through 2027. <\/p>\n “I want to be here,” deGrom said. “I believe in this group and I believe we can win. I signed here to help this team win a World Series. In 2023, the team was able to do that and I want to be a part of that in the future, so … I want to stay here and help this team compete.”<\/p>\n As this time, it’s unknown which MLB team was interested in deGrom.\u00a0<\/p>\n “We haven’t played our best baseball,” he said. “We can play. We’re capable of winning, and I truly believe in this group,” deGrom said.<\/p>\n The Athletic also reports that the Rangers approached Corey Seager and Nathan Eovaldi about possible trades.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch more from CBS Texas on our YouTube channel<\/p>\n CBS Sports Texas<\/a> \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n
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