Mets ace deGrom to make 1st injury rehab start Sunday July 2 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink NEW YORK (AP) Mets ace Jacob deGrom is finally ready to begin a minor league rehab a signment.Sidelined by injuries since last July, the two-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to start Sunday night for Cla s A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads. He's expected to throw about 25 pitches and two innings.It will be the first competitive outing since spring training for deGrom, out all season because of a stre s reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation.The Isiah Thomas Jersey announcement Saturday by New York came nearly a year since deGrom's last major Luke Kennard Jersey league outing on July 7, 2021. He mi sed the second half of last season with right forearm tightne s and a sprained elbow, then returned in spring training this year and made Grapefruit League starts on March 22 and 27.But then he was sidelined by the stre s reaction and didn't throw another bullpen until June 4. The 34-year-old right-hander has been facing hitters at the team's complex in Florida and the Mets said he felt good after throwing 27 pitches to batters on Wednesday. As he builds up arm strength and stamina, deGrom will need several minor league rehab outings before he's ready to rejoin New York's rotation. General manager Billy Eppler likened the proce s to a typical spring training progre sion, and manager Buck Showalter said deGrom won't return until he's stretched out enough that he could pitch five innings or more. So the likelihood is deGrom still won't be back in the big leagues until at least late July, after the All-Star break.Fellow ace Max Scherzer (5-1 Khyri Thomas Jersey , 2.54 ERA) is scheduled to return from a strained left oblique muscle Tuesday night at Cincinnati. Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, got hurt May 18 against St. Louis and recently made two rehab starts for Double-A Binghamton.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball New York Mets Max Scherzer share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's Langston Galloway Jersey strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks Andre Drummond Jersey in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS