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MLB

Jacob deGrom going for MRI as injury worries grow

By
Mark W. Sanchez
Published April 1, 2022
Updated April 1, 2022, 2:07 p.m. ET

 

The Mets’ ace was set to get scanned at 9:30 a.m., the Mets said Friday, after feeling some tightness a day prior in his right (throwing) shoulder.

JUPITER, Fla. — On a day Jacob deGrom was expected to put the final touches on a hopeful spring training leading into the season, he instead was tucked inside an MRI tube.

The Mets’ ace got scanned Friday morning, the Mets said, after feeling some tightness a day prior in his right (throwing) shoulder.

DeGrom was scratched from the afternoon start at Roger Dean Stadium against the Cardinals, which was set to be his final tune-up before the Mets open in Washington on Thursday.

Jacob deGrom pitching for the Mets on March 27, 2022
Jacob deGrom pitching for the Mets on March 27, 2022 Corey Sipkin

The Mets were expecting to have results on his shoulder by the end of the game. In the meantime, they have been considering contingency plans, which likely would involve Max Scherzer.

If deGrom can’t go, the Opening Day nod likely would go to their other ace, who is expected to pitch seven innings in an intrasquad game Saturday. The Mets have baked in an extra off-day for all their starters leading into the season, which would disappear for Scherzer if they move him up and pitch him on five days’ rest.

Scherzer “would be comfortable” with that, Buck Showalter said.

Would the Mets’ manager be comfortable with that?

“Not yet. We’ll see. See how [Saturday] goes,” Showalter said.

If deGrom’s injury lingers, the Mets would bump either Tylor Megill or David Peterson to the No. 5 spot. Both are built up to about five innings, and Showalter said he has been impressed by both.

The fact that Peterson is a lefty in a rotation filled with righties does not matter to Showalter, he said. “Just the best fit for us.”

It is still conceivable deGrom could get the ball on Opening Day, but the Mets have far bigger worries with a star who did not appear in a game after July 7 last season because of a low-grade tear of the ulnar collateral ligament.

DeGrom has been typically excellent — five innings, one run, 10 strikeouts — in a spring that had been smooth until he felt something in his shoulder while long-tossing Thursday.

“That’s the type of injury that normally happens and you have time to get it behind you. That’s one of the problems with a shorter spring,” Showalter said. “For pitchers, it’s not too short.”

The Mets will be starting Felix Pena in deGrom’s place for the Grapefruit League game.