DeGrom returns to Mets with son free of issues

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ATLANTA — A relieved Jacob deGrom rejoined his New York Mets teammates Saturday, nearly two weeks after his son was born with medical complications at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

DeGrom said that 12-day-old Jaxon Anthony was suffering from apnea and would stop breathing while sleeping. After exhaustive tests — including MRIs and X-rays and being hooked up to monitors for several days in a neonatal intensive care unit — the newborn was free of issues for five straight days and was discharged Monday without any procedures being required. The issue more frequently arises with premature babies.

“It was definitely scary,” deGrom said. “He had to be checked into the NICU, and they had to monitor him in there. But when all the tests came back and nothing was seriously wrong, we were pretty relieved. … The doctor said they go looking for problems, but you don’t really want to find any. Luckily they didn’t find any, and he’s doing great now.”

Mets starter Jacob deGrom is slated to start Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, his first start since April 8. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

DeGrom returns to the rotation on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. It will mark his first game since his season debut on April 8, which he departed …

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