The Mets got a bit of good news today regarding the nature of Jacob deGrom’s back injury, which he suffered during yesterday’s simulated game. An MRI on the right-hander “did not show anything concerning”, and he is officially listed as day-to-day. The Mets have diagnosed the injury as back muscle tightness.
The reigning two-time Cy Young winner left his simulated start on Tuesday after just one inning, and video posted by SNY showed him grimacing as he walked off the mound. Luis Rojas provided an update during his press conference earlier today, stating that the ace would be going in for an MRI and that it was too early to know how this would affect his status for Opening Day.