NEW YORK — On Wednesday, Jacob deGrom made his fourth minor league rehab start of the year.
Pitching to highly touted catching prospect Francisco Alvarez at Triple-A Syracuse, deGrom pitched four innings, matching the length of his previous outing on July 14. In between, he threw a simulated game on July 21 after dealing with some shoulder soreness and reported “feeling good” after those 60 pitches.
The start on Wednesday lasted 67 pitches with three walks and six strikeouts. The most noteworthy news item of the day was that deGrom allowed two home runs. Brewer Hicklen and Drew Waters, both prospects in the Royals’ systems currently with their Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, supplied the long balls. Hicklen has six MLB games to his name while Waters is still waiting to make his debut.