Officially scratch the Mets ace Jacob Degrom From today’s scheduled appearance in the Grapefruit League, Tweets Mike Puma of the New York Post. He will instead undergo an MRI after suffering a tightness in his right shoulder while playing yesterday. While there’s no indication yet that DeGrom is dealing with a major injury or expected to waste much time, the mere fact that he’s scratched in favor of shooting is an obvious concern.

It is expected to be newly associated with the site Max Scherzer Forging one of the best punches, 33-year-old Degrom has solidified himself as one of the most talented shooters of this generation. However, if he loses time with this shoulder disease, it will be a second season in a row with an absence due to arm related injuries.

In 2021, DeGrom showed up well on his way to Cy Young third in four years, reaching an Inhuman ERA 1.08 with a strike rate of 45.1% versus a walking rate of just 3.4% over his first 92 runs. However, he hit the list of sufferers with a forearm strain in early July. The injury was not initially thought to end the season in nature, but after a series of setbacks and delays in his rehab work, the Mets eventually shut down DeGrom for the season in late September.

At present, the Mets will send non-correct roster members Felix Pena To the hill to start today’s spring. Director Buck Showalter is currently speaking with reporters about the matter and has indicated that the DeGrom MRI will be performed around 9:30 a.m. ET (Twitter link via Disha Thoussar from the New York Daily News). deGrom availability will not be determined for opening day until that shoot has taken place. Showalter added that Degroom felt a tightness in his shoulder in the last few throws of yesterday’s long toss session.

The Mets build on the commercial acquisition of DeGrom and Scherzer Chris BassettAnd the Taiguan Walker And the Carlos Carrasco To handle the bulk of the rolling business this season, though, they have several solid depth options that go beyond those fives. Taylor MiguelAnd the David Peterson And the Jordan Yamamoto They are all on the 40-man roster already, while veteran Sothebow players were Mike Montgomery It gives them another option for a seasoned camper as an uninvited invitee to the list.