DeGrom to get MRI for side issue after Mets win 5th straight Photo: AP. New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) leaves the mound during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 9, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) By JAKE SEINER Created: May 09, 2021 04:49 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Winners of five straight, the New York Mets have a big test brewing:
Jacob deGrom is getting an MRI.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was pulled after five innings with right side tightness in his return from an injury to a similar area, but the bullpen closed out a four-hitter as New York beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Sunday.
DeGrom to get MRI for side issue after Mets win 5th straight
By JAKE SEINER Associated Press May 9, 2021 5:05pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Jacob deGrom is getting an MRI.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was pulled after five innings with right side tightness in his return from an injury to a similar area, but the bullpen closed out a four-hitter as New York beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Sunday.
DeGrom (3-2) was perfect through four innings but labored in the fifth, then called for trainer Brian Chicklo after throwing two warm-up pitches ahead of the sixth. DeGrom exited and went straight to the clubhouse.
DeGrom s injury scare continues, Mets win 5th straight
Mets ace Jacob deGrom was pulled after five innings with right side tightness in his return from a similar injury, but the bullpen closed out a four-hitter as New York beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Sunday for its fifth straight win.
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NEW YORK Winners of five straight, the New York Mets have a big test brewing:
Jacob deGrom is getting an MRI.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was pulled after five innings with right side tightness in his return from an injury to a similar area, but the bullpen closed out a four-hitter as New York beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Sunday.
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NEW YORK For various reasons, one of the Mets’ more intriguing young bullpen arms has been unable to stick in the Majors for any length of time since debuting in 2018. Drew Smith burst onto the scene that year and experienced immediate success, posting a 3.54 ERA over 27 appearances as a rookie. But he tore his ulnar collateral ligament the following spring and spent the next year and a half recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Upon returning last summer, Smith never received consistent chances, shuttling up and down from the alternate training site throughout the abbreviated season. A poor outing in his final appearance bloated his numbers in a small sample, making them look worse than the overall body of work actually was.
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