The New York Mets placed the ace Jacob deGrom on the disabled list, retroactive to July 15, with strain on his right forearm.
DeGrom felt uncomfortable Friday while conducting a bullpen session in Pittsburgh, manager Luis Rojas said Saturday. An MRI hours later showed that there was tension in the forearm, but no structural damage.
Rojas said Sunday that deGrom will not shoot again until the discomfort subsides.
“I’m frustrated,” deGrom said Sunday. “I do not know what else to say”.
The Mets ace is 7-2 with a 1.08 ERA, leading the majors in 15 starts this season despite being hampered by multiple ailments. The last time he pitched was July 7 against Milwaukee.
Rojas added that deGrom said Saturday he felt a similar strain in his forearm during a bullpen session just before the All-Star break. The pitcher did not attend the All-Star Game Tuesday night at Coors Field in Denver, choosing instead to spend time with his family and rest before the start of the second half.
The two-time National League Cy Young Award winner skipped a start between April 28 and May 9 due to a sore right back muscle, then did not pitch again until May 25 while spending time at the disabled list with what the Mets said was tension on his right side. DeGrom left his June 11 outing against San Diego after six innings due to flexor tendonitis in his right arm.
Rojas said Saturday that those ailments, including the strain on his right forearm, are unrelated. DeGrom said Sunday that all of his previous ailments this season are related to him swinging, while the new forearm strain is not. DeGrom is hitting .364 in 33 at-bats this season.
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