PHILADELPHIA — The Mets believe they have a foolproof way to protect their pitchers from future hyperextended elbows, and it isn’t by taking the bat out of their hands.
Jacob deGrom has been given the green light to come off the disabled list and start Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies. Manager Mickey Callaway said there won’t be any restrictions for deGrom — at least not on the mound — in his first start since May 2, when he initially suffered the hyperextended elbow.
“We’re still trying to figure out what we want to do at the plate with him,” Callaway said Saturday at Citizens Bank Park before the Mets and Phillies were postponed, though deGrom remained in line to pitch Sunday.