New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jacob deGrom's UCL is "perfectly intact at this point," per team president Sandy Alderson.
Tim Healey of Newsday relayed Alderson's update on deGrom, who went 7-2 with 146 strikeouts and a 1.06 ERA before hitting the injured list July 18 with right forearm tightness.
Tim HealeySandy Alderson said Jacob deGrom’s elbow injury was a sprain/partial tear of the UCL in his right elbow.<br><br>But, Alderson emphasized, deGrom is fine now.<br><br>“The ligament is perfectly intact at this point,” he said. “Whatever condition existed before, it’s resolved itself.”
"Somebody goes out with a headline that it’s a partial tear, that’s what a bruise is," Alderson added.