New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) pitches in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field. Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

Mets ace Jacob deGrom cleared to face Rockies on Tuesday

By Zac Wassink | Last updated May 25, 2021 2:26 PM ET

The New York Mets seemingly can't go a single day without adding a new player to the injured list but will have their ace back on the mound for Tuesday's home game against the Colorado Rockies.

Per David Adler of the MLB website, two-time National League Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom will start for the Mets Tuesday evening. The 32-year-old last appeared for the big-league club on May 9 and landed on the IL with right side tightness, but his dominant rehab start for the Low-A St. Lucie Mets against the Palm Beach Cardinals last Thursday put him on track for a Tuesday return.

He currently has a 0.68 ERA with a 0.60 WHIP and 14.6 strikeouts per nine innings on the season.

Back on April 17, deGrom tallied 14 total strikeouts in a win at Colorado.

When Jacob deGrom faced the Rockies back in April, he struck out 9 straight batters.

He takes them on again tonight.pic.twitter.com/3aL3tSLki6
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 25, 2021

The Mets have lost three straight amid their latest injury woes but remain atop the NL East standings at 21-20.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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