NEW YORK -- Twenty-five times on Tuesday, Matt Harvey climbed to the top of the Citi Field pitcher's mound, glanced toward pitching coach Dan Warthen and threw. This was Harvey's first live batting-practice session since landing on the disabled list June 15 with a stress injury to his right scapula. He took it slow, deliberately. He came away healthy.
"It's nice to get on a mound again," Harvey said.
Tuesday's session marked another significant step forward for Harvey, who expects to begin a Minor League rehab assignment within "the next week or so." Once he does so, Harvey said, he does not anticipate needing more than a couple of rehab starts before returning to the Mets.