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Two-time Cy Young winner is another step closer to rejoining the . Thursday night, deGrom threw four innings and 42 pitches in his third minor-league rehab start as he works his way from the stre s reaction he suffered in his right shoulder in spring training. He moved up to Triple-A after making his first two rehab starts in Cla s A."I felt good," deGrom told reporters following his rehab start ( ). "I felt a little out of whack Wade Megan Men Jersey in the first couple innings, but then tried to make a little bit of an adjustment. I wasn't locating my fastball quite like I wanted to early on, but the last couple innings went a lot better." TEX SP #48 July 14 rehab start in Triple-A IP4H2R1ER0BB1K4Pitches42 As has been the case throughout his three rehab starts, deGrom threw very hard Thursday, hitting 100 mph three times. Frans Nielsen Kids Jersey At this point he is building up his stamina and regaining feel for his arsenal more than building arm strength, similar to spring training. deGrom has gradually increased his pitch count from 24 to 36 to 42 in his three rehab starts. Jacob deGrom, Fastball and Slider, Overlay Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) "It hasn't been that much fun. I'm trying to stick to the proce s. I want to be up there helping the Mets ," deGrom said about the rehab proce s ( ). "... With this injury, it was kind of cut and dried, 'Hey, you've gotta take this amount of time and Brendan Shanahan Men Jersey slowly work your way back.' It stinks being out, but getting close now, so definitely ready to be back up there." Next week is the All-Star break, both at the and minor-league levels, and the Mets tentatively plan to have deGrom throw an extended simulated game next week, . The team has yet to decide whether deGrom will be activated after that, or make another rehab start. His current schedule suggests the earliest deGrom can return is July 24 against the .Now 34, deGrom has not pitched in an MLB game in over a calendar year. His last big Antti Tuomisto Kids Jersey league appearance was last July 7. He was dominant that night (10 strikeouts in seven innings), then was placed on the injured list with a flexor i sue a few days later. The flexor is healed and deGrom made two spring training starts before going down with the stre s reaction in his shoulder.The Mets recently welcomed back after he mi sed roughly seven weeks with an oblique injury. They are still without breakout righty , however. Megill is out until at least mid-August with a shoulder problem. Veterans , and have been rotation mainstays all year. has filled in admirably as well. At 56-34, the Mets are 2 1/2 games up on the defending World Series champion in the NL East. That lead was 10 1/2 games as recently as June 1. As much as the Mets Brett Hull Men Jersey will need deGrom to help them win the division, the ultimate goal is pairing him with Scherzer in the postseason to form the game's best 1-2 punch.