{
  "id": 7711366,
  "title": "Jacob deGrom wanted to stay and is helping keep the Texas Rangers in the playoff chase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/jacob-degrom-wanted-to-stay-and-is-helping-keep-the-texas-rangers-in-7711366",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T04:59:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jacob-degrom-wanted-stay-helping-045914553.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jacob deGrom told the Texas Rangers before the trade deadline that he wanted to stay and believed the team could make the playoffs. DeGrom struck out eight in five innings Tuesday night as the Rangers opened a series of playoff contenders with a 4-2 win over Boston to stay within a game of AL West-leading Houston with 11 games left. Texas (75-76) remained 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Jacob deGrom strikes out 8 to lead Rangers over Red Sox 4-2 in series between playoff contenders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/jacob-degrom-strikes-out-8-to-lead-rangers-over-red-sox-4-2-in-series",
        "published": "2026-09-16T03:23:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}