NEW YORK -- The Mets were somewhat fuzzy about the next steps in Jacob deGrom's potential return to the rotation, saying Sunday the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner threw a side session and will make another minor league rehab start.
New York manager Buck Showalter said before Sunday's game against San Diego that he had not watched the side session at Citi Field, and he wouldn't publicly detail where and when deGrom will pitch next.
DeGrom, a 34-year-old right-hander, has not pitched in the major leagues since July 7 last year. He missed the second half of last season because of right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow, and has been sidelined since late in spring training by a stress reaction in his right scapula.