NEW YORK -- Jacob deGrom still plans to pitch on opening day, although New York Mets manager Luis Rojas didn't sound so sure that will happen.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner said he felt good Thursday, two days after leaving an intrasquad game early because of back tightness. A precautionary MRI came back clean, and deGrom thinks he simply might have "slept wrong."
"Having everything checked out and checking all those boxes definitely makes me feel better about this situation," he said.
"I think it was just kind of a random thing as far as, woke up a little stiff.