Jacob deGrom is close to returning to action, but the Mets are still acting cautiously with their ace. After mild shoulder soreness pushed deGrom’s sim game back to Friday, Mets manager Buck Showalter said deGrom probably needs at least one more rehab start before returning.
“He’s going to pitch again, try to get him up where, when he comes back, [he can throw] the innings that he’s capable of going,” Showalter said. “I think it would be good for Jake to get that, mentally, emotionally behind him too.”
The Mets diagnosed deGrom with a stress reaction in his throwing shoulder, forcing the pitcher to miss the entire first half of the regular season.