DeGrom’s season may be finished

Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday and is unlikely to pitch again this season because of an injury to the ulnar nerve in his right elbow.

DeGrom has been out since Sept. 1 after experiencing elbow pain in a start against the Marlins. He felt fine while throwing a bullpen Friday, then felt a twinge when tossing a baseball in from the outfield during batting practice about 15 minutes later.

“(I was) just trying to lob it into the bucket,” deGrom said. “I guess throwing that bullpen had messed with that nerve. After I threw it, I was like, ‘OK, I have to go say something.’ ”

General manager Sandy Alderson announced deGrom’s prognosis Saturday.

DeGrom will need surgery, but the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year has not decided whether he will wait until the end of the season to have it. The recovery time is expected to be three months.

DeGrom is 7-8 with a 3.04 ERA this season, including 0-3 with a 9.82 ERA in his last three starts. He said he began experiencing numbness in his right pinky and ring finger about five or six starts ago and did not tell the team. He then felt pain Sept. 1 and at that point notified the Mets.

“After the last one, I was like, ‘OK, something’s not right and I think we need to get this looked at,’ ” deGrom said.

An MRI showed no damage to deGrom’s ulnar collateral ligament

“I think this is good news compared to what it could have been,” said deGrom, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2010.

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