deGrom recalls newborn son’s emergency

ATLANTA — Jacob deGrom remembers intensely watching the monitors at the Halifax hospital in Daytona Beach, Fla.

In the first few days following his son’s birth, deGrom witnessed his child go through an MRI, blood work and X-rays. The Mets pitcher’s eyes were fixated on the screen filled with moving electronic lines.

“He’s in there hooked up to those monitors, so you find yourself constantly watching these monitors, and you’re just hoping they don’t go back down,” deGrom recalled.

Following the birth of Jaxon Anthony on April 11, complications ensued. The newborn child was facing breathing complications, which the doctors described as “apnea.” deGrom and his wife, Stacey, first realized the problem while the two were eating.

Stacey’s sister Amanda, who is a respiratory therapist, was holding the child when she noticed a change in skin coloring. The medical phenomena, known as becoming “dusky,” happened a second time when deGrom was holding the child later that night.

Another occurrence called for action, as the family asked the nurses to monitor Jaxon for the night.

“When he would fall asleep, he would stop breathing,” deGrom said. “We …

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