When he arrived in the District that summer, Gray tried to shy away from the fact he was suddenly the face of Washington’s new rebuild. The expectations? The pressure? All Gray wanted to do was pitch.
remembered going to the old Yankee Stadium and seeing advertisements for the 2008 All-Star Game at the venue. He badly wanted to go, but an opportunity never materialized.
Gray may have been surprised to earn the nod, but the 25-year-old was more than a worthy candidate thanks to his dramatic improvement on the mound this season. By cutting his ERA by nearly two full runs, and expanding his pitching arsenal, Gray has started to resemble the pitcher the Nationals envisioned he could become when they acquired him as one of the centerpieces in the 2021 trade that sent stars Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Thinking back to 2021, Gray said it “definitely took a second” to process the up-and-down nature of being a rookie. After arriving in July, Gray posted a 2.89 ERA through his first five starts — only to record an 11.42 ERA over the next four. The ping-pong nature of his outings required patience, a perspective that can be hard for any 23-year-old to have.
After allowing a league-worst 38 home runs in 2022, Gray has only allowed 12 this season, one fewer than Scherzer has allowed with the Mets.
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