The Mets received a positive report on Jacob deGrom‘s shoulder from their medical staff on Thursday. The club has yet to reveal an official diagnosis and was sending deGrom for a second opinion. But the initial outlook was good.
“Both doctors had the same prognosis from the imaging,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said, clarifying the second opinion. “It just shows as a normal shoulder that a pitcher would have. No concern.”
The Mets are not placing deGrom on the injured list for now. They’re taking it “day by day.”
deGrom started on Wednesday night in the Mets’ 6-3 victory over the Cubs, but he exited after just three innings and 51 pitches with a sore right shoulder. Before leaving, he struck out eight of the nine batters he faced, lowering his ERA to 0.54.
The Mets don’t know what’s causing deGrom’s discomfort, according Rojas, but the team still feels confident letting him continue to throw.
“That’s the way we’re doing it, and that’s the way we’re going to find out more about it,” Rojas said.
