Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: SNY graphic showing the Mets' young pitchers, including Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler along with deGrom and a mention of Noah Syndergaard
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: SNY graphic showing deGrom's minor league career statistics
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: view of Citi Field from the centerfield camera less than 2 minutes before the first pitch
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: deGrom reaches down to pick up the baseball as he approaches the mound for the first time (tape)
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: SNY graphics showing the Yankees' starting lineup - the first lineup deGrom faced in his Major League career
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: SNY graphics showing deGrom's 2014 stats with Las Vegas
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: overhead look at the field, 25 seconds before deGrom's first Major League pitch
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: 24 seconds before deGrom's first Major League pitch
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: this is his very first Major League pitch - a 95mph fastball to Brett Gardner for strike one
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: the results of deGrom's very first Major League pitch, a 95mph fastball to Brett Gardner - the umpire calls strike one as catcher Juan Centeno prepares to throw the ball back to deGrom
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: the eventual 2014 National League Rookie of the Year, just 8 seconds after having thrown his first pitch in the Majors
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: view from behind the plate as deGrom throws his 3rd ML pitch, a 94mph fastball that Brett Gardner would foul into the stands
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: in the only game in which he would ever face Derek Jeter, deGrom's first pitch to the Yankee superstar is a 95mph fastball, which Jeter would ground out to the shortstop
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: view from the first row, behind the backstop screen as deGrom is about to pitch a 95mph fastball to Jacoby Ellsbury for ball 2
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: deGrom has just given up his first Major League hit to Jacoby Ellsbury, who just connected with a 93mph fastball resulting in a double on a line drive to right field
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: deGrom's first Major League strikeout victim is Mark Teixeira, who swings at a 95mph fastball for strike three, third out in the top of the 1st
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: deGrom heads to the dugout after completing his first inning on the mound in the Majors
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: replay of deGrom's first Major League strikeout
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: replay of deGrom's first Major League strikeout, as seen from a side angle
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: SNY graphics showing the Mets' starting lineup from deGrom's first Major League game
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: SNY graphics show deGrom's 2014 batting stats with Las Vegas as he steps up to the plate for his first Major League at-bat
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: the first pitch deGrom saw as a Major League batter was this 84mph changeup from Chase Whitley for called strike one
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: this shot provides a good look at the bat used by deGrom in his first Major League at-bat
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: in his very first Major League at-bat, deGrom gets his very first hit - a single on a line drive to center field
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: instant replay of deGrom's first Major League hit, this view taken from the centerfield camera
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: instant replay of deGrom's first Major League hit showing deGrom safely tagging first base
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: Matt Harvey has the ball from deGrom's first Major League hit and is about to take it into the clubhouse
Gary Dunaier:
Jacob deGrom Major League debut, 05/15/14: SNY graphics point out that deGrom's hit is the first one by a Mets pitcher since September 2013