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deGrom improving, throws light bullpen session
- Updated: September 10, 2016
ATLANTA — Feeling stronger than expected following a flat-ground session Friday at Turner Field, Jacob deGrom went off-script Saturday. He climbed atop Turner Field’s bullpen mound in tennis shoes, throwing 10 pitches for the first time since the Mets diagnosed him with right forearm tightness.
Though deGrom said he does not know his next step, the outing gave him encouragement that he can pitch again this season.
“I want to be out there, definitely,” deGrom said, noting that his forearm soreness has calmed significantly over the past week. “But at the same time, I’ve got to be smart about it, and make sure that I am feeling fine before I go back out there.”
It has been a difficult month for deGrom, whom the Mets skipped in the rotation after he allowed 13 runs over two starts to end August, then shut down after he complained of …
