Jacob deGrom threw off a mound Monday for the first time since reconstructive right elbow surgery just over a year ago, while Max Scherzer\'s next start could be his season debut for the Texas Rangers.
\"I\'m not sure of the timeline, but feeling really good,\" deGrom said. \"Touched the mound for the first time today, so that went really well. So one day at a time. I got two more times this week. And then just keep moving forward from there.\"
Scherzer, who hasn\'t pitched for the reigning champion Rangers since last year\'s World Series, threw 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday night.
Bruce Bochy said before Monday\'s game that he expected Scherzer\'s next start to be in the Major Leagues, but he didn\'t say when.
\"I\'m ready to get back out there. ... I\'m just trying to rejoin the rotation wherever they want to reinsert me,\" Scherzer said.
Scherzer, who had back surgery in December, has made three rehab starts.
Via Associated Press