NEW YORK -- Mets rookie Christian Scott has started a throwing program with the hope of rejoining the New York lineup this season after being sidelined due to a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow.
The Mets' top pitching prospect threw 35 times at a distance of 75 feet on Tuesday, after throwing approximately 25 times from 60 feet on Sunday.
Scott, who is 0-3 with a 4.56 ERA in nine major league starts since making his debut May 4 with an impressive performance at Tampa Bay, was put on the injured list on July 22 with a sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.