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For deGrom, this was not just another injury; it was a culmination of what had been a tumultuous career fraught with challenges—a reality that was painfully familiar to New York Mets fans who had once held high hopes for their talented pitching trio known as the "three Aces": Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, and Jacob deGrom.
The Promising Beginning
It all began in the mid-2010s when the New York Mets captured the imagination of baseball fans by making it to the World Series in 2015. The club was often derided, supported by a hodgepodge roster that seemed to gel just at the right moment. Among this ragtag group, the young pitchers—Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, and Jacob deGrom—sparked dreams of a new era reminiscent of the Atlanta Braves' dominant run in the 1990s.