ST. LOUIS -- New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom could return to the mound on Sunday against Arizona at Citi Field.
DeGrom first felt soreness in a back muscle after his last outing against Boston on April 28 and was scratched from a scheduled start against St. Louis on Tuesday night. He said he intends to play catch Thursday and hopes to get a go-ahead for a bullpen session Friday.
Mets manager Luis Rojas said that a successful bullpen on Friday would put deGrom on track to start Sunday.
"I was a little bit more sore after my last start.