After this afternoon’s game, it was reported that Jacob deGrom has been suffering from strep throat, the latest Met to fall victim to illness this season. Seth Lugo, Justin Wilson, and Brandon Nimmo had all been feeling under the weather at various points over the past few weeks, although it’s not clear if those incidents are related. deGrom has been taking antibiotics and it’s unclear how long he’s been dealing with the illness. The Mets told reporters that in order to have more time to recover, deGrom will now start on Saturday in St.
Jacob deGrom has strep throat, start pushed back to Saturday
