The right - hander broke the ring finger on his glove hand .
DeGrom was able to pitch through the injury and climbed from Single A to Triple A last season , finishing a combined 7 - 7 with a 4.50 ERA .
Since the right - hander broke the ring finger on his glove hand , deGrom was able to pitch through the injury and climbed from Single A to Triple A last season , finishing a combined 7 - 7 with a 4.50 ERA .