The New York Mets wanted Jacob deGrom to prove that he can return to pitching at a high level, stretching, and doing every little thing in his pre and post-start routine before activating him from the injured list.
As a reminder, the Mets’ ace has been dealing with soreness in his right side since last week. He had to leave his last start after just five innings.
But he aced his latest test, which came Thursday night in the minor leagues. The team had him starting for Low-A St. Lucie, in what was quite an experience for Mets’ minor leaguers.