DeGrom Throws Bullpen Session, Targeting Next Week for MLB Return
- Jacob deGrom threw 32 fastballs in a bullpen session with no issues to recover from elbow inflammation.
- DeGrom will add breaking balls to his next bullpen session on Friday as the next step in his recovery.
- There is still no exact timetable for deGrom's return, but he could rejoin the active roster without a rehab assignment.
- In six starts this season, deGrom is 2-0 with a 2.67 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings.
- DeGrom signed a five-year, $185 million contract this offseason after winning back-to-back Cy Young Awards with the Mets.