NEW YORK -- Mets ace Jacob deGrom pulled himself from a start Sunday after throwing two warm-up pitches before the sixth inning.
The Mets later said that deGrom was experiencing tightness in his right side and was removed from the game for "precautionary reasons."
DeGrom was pitching for the first time since skipping a start due to discomfort in his right lat.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner threw 68 pitches over five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing one run, but he called for a trainer when he felt discomfort trying to get loose prior to the sixth.