NEW YORK -- Mets ace Jacob deGrom is finally ready to begin a minor league rehab assignment.
Sidelined by injuries since last July, the two-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to start Sunday night for Class A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads. He's expected to throw about 25 pitches and two innings.
It will be the first competitive outing since spring training for deGrom, out all season because of a stress reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation.
The announcement Saturday by New York came nearly a year since deGrom's last major league outing on July 7, 2021.