NY Daily News · Sep 1, 2015
Steven Matz will likely start for Mets on Sunday: sources
Rich Schultz A day after making his final rehab start, Steven Matz is back with the Mets before Tuesday's game vs. the Phillies.Steven Matz is back and will pitch for the Mets this weekend, but the team is not saying when. The highly-touted left-handed prospect, who had missed nearly two months on the disabled list with a partially torn lat muscle, is expected to pitch this weekend, likely on Sunday, in Miami, according to sources.
"Sometime soon," was all Mets manager Terry Collins would say when asked when Matz would slot into the rotation. Matz also said he was not sure when he would pitch.