In an effort to help keep Jacob deGrom healthy, the Texas Rangers devised a game plan that would have him scale back his velocity. The goal was to place less we

The ace of the Texas staff has pitched like one. But how many innings does he have left as the Rangers float around playoff contention?

Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is back in the All-Star Game, less than one year after recovering from his second Tommy John surgery.

The Texas Rangers will have Jacob deGrom back in their rotation on Tuesday when they face the Athletics at Globe Life Field.

deGrom won't be on the same team as his former Mets brethren on Tuesday when he suits up for the All-Star Game. But he did get the opportunity to reflect on his tenure and what it means to reconnect in his third season away from the Big Apple.

HOUSTON — For Jacob deGrom, family man, going to the All-Star Game is of utmost importance. For Jacob deGrom, the 37-year-old, the pitching part is better left to the younger, less experienced and less surgically repaired.

Jacob deGrom is an All-Star ace again after several injury-filled seasons. This is his fifth All-Star nod, his first for the Texas Rangers and in the American League.