Mets’ Jacob deGrom ‘feeling good’ after simulated game
The Mets open the second half against the San Diego Padres.
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The New York Mets are inching closer to having two CY Young winners at the top of their pitching rotation.
On Thursday, Mets starter Jacob deGrom threw 60 pitches in a simulated game in Port St. Lucie, Florida, a few days after experiencing soreness in his throwing shoulder.
Jacob deGrom, #48 of the New York Mets, in the dugout during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field on June 14, 2022 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Brewers 4-0. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
The pitcher was initially scheduled to throw his simulated game on Tuesday but postponed the outing out of an abundance of caution.
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The two-time CY Young winner has yet to appear in a game this season after experiencing a stress fracture in his right scapula during spring training. It was reported that the right-hander was "feeling good" after the simulated game.
As he attempts a return to the Mets after the All-Star break, deGrom has now appeared in three rehab starts.
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New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom at spring training camp on March 13, 2022 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
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"It hasn’t been that much fun," deGrom said after his outing on July 14, according to MLB.com. "I’m trying to stick to the process. I want to be up there helping the [Mets]. … With this injury, it was kind of cut and dry -- 'Hey, you’ve got to take this amount of time and slowly work your way back.' It stinks being out, but getting close now, so [I’m] definitely ready to be back up there."
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New York comes out of the All-Star break with a record of 58-35 and 2.5 games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.
New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer works the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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The Mets’ starting rotation was recently bolstered by the return of Max Scherzer, who missed seven weeks after suffering a left oblique strain in a May 18 start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Scherzer has allowed three earned runs in 19.1 innings since his return at the beginning of July.
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The Mets begin the second half of the regular season Friday night in game one of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres.