⏩ MLB: Forearm tightness to land Mets’ deGrom on IL.
The Mets will place righthander Jacob deGrom on the 10day injured list with right forearm tightness, manager Luis Rojas announced Sunday.
DeGrom, who is 72 with a 1.08 ERA this season, first experienced the tightness before the AllStar Game and determined Friday that he would be unable to make his scheduled start Sunday. Taijuan Walker replaced him against Pittsburgh.
“He still has the tightness in his forearm, so until the tightness is resolved, he’s not going to be able to throw,” Rojas told MLB.com. “That’s not going to be tomorrow, so that’s why we’re ILing him.
“Making sure that that’s resolved and then he can throw, and then we can start probably having (him) play catch and go into a progression from what he does to have his start. That’s why we’re doing the move. He’s still tight, still not able to throw, so he’s feeling it.”
DeGrom underwent an MRI exam Friday that confirmed the issue is in his forearm and that there is no structural damage to his elbow. Rojas said the injury is not related to the forearm flexor injury that deGrom had earlier this season.
DeGrom missed time in May because of an oblique issue, exited a start in June because of right flexor tendinitis and then left his next start because of soreness in his right shoulder after pitching three innings.
“I’m frustrated,” deGrom said. “I don’t know what else to say. I guess it’s good news whenever, structurally, everything looks good, but … the level of frustration now is really high.
“You want to be out there trying to help your team win baseball games. I think that’s where the frustration comes from. And then my job is to run out there every fifth day, and I haven’t been able to do that. That’s part of the frustration as well, but then you got to get over it and come up with the best plan to get healthy and hopefully stay out there.”
Sidelined: Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley has been placed on the COVID19 list after testing positive for the coronavirus Saturday.
Fraley did not play in Friday and Saturday’s games against the Angels. Manager Scott Servais said Friday that Fraley was under the weather.
Servais said Sunday that Fraley was experiencing COVID19 symptoms and that he has been quarantined.
Medical report: Yankees reliever Darren O’Day went on the 10day IL because of a hamstring strain. Manager Aaron Boone said it is likely that O’Day will miss the rest of the season . .... Reds righthander Michael Lorenzen is headed to the IL because of a hamstring strain, manager David Bell said. Lorenzen was hurt Saturday while running the bases after entering a game against in the 10th inning as the automatic runner at second base . ... Yankees outfielder Tim Locastro was placed on the IL because of a torn ACL suffered Saturday. ... Phillies utilityman Scott Kingery will miss the rest of the season after having surgery for a torn labrum in his right shoulder, MLB.com reported . ... Among the players activated from the IL were Reds righthander Sonny Gray and Pirates reliever Duane Underwood.
Briefly: The Yankees recalled former A’s outfielder Ryan LaMarre from TripleA . ... The Cubs claimed first baseman Frank Schwindel off waivers from the A’s and sent him to TripleA Iowa.