Mets ace Jacob deGrom has finally been cleared to startthrowing again.Afterhis latest MRI came back clean on Wednesday, deGrom was given the green light to play catch, which he was spotted doing at Citi Field earlier this afternoon.And for deGrom Martin Maldonado Jersey , this is a huge step as it was the first time he has thrown a baseball since getting shutdown on July 30 withright elbow inflammation.Although theright-hander's previousround of imaging showed improvement, he was advised torest for an additional two weeks until this morning'sroundof tests officially showed that he was good toresume baseball activities.Now, with 37 games left in theregular season, it will be arace against the clock for him to try to make it back this year.Accordingto managerLuisRojas, there is no timeline yet of when deGrom can startramping up, and typically, it can take a startingpitcherclose to a month to do so.DeGrom has not pitched for Drew Butera Jersey the Mets since July 7, and the earliest he can Ryan O Hearn Jersey return is September 13 after the team shifted him to the 60-day IL. However, acting general manager Zack Scott said deGrom'sreturn is more likely to come after this date.Scroll to ContinueAs Scott also noted, it's important for the Mets to see where deGrom is atbefore the end of the year.Regardle s, while deGrom getting cleared is a great sign, there are still a ton of hurdles to get overwith time ticking down on the season.The Mets got more good newsregarding Noah Syndergaard, who is set to begin arehab a signment for High-A Brooklyn on Thursday.AsRojas went onto note,Syndergaard is scheduled to to s one inning tomorrow.Syndergaard is expected toreturn to the Mets in early-September as areliever.Rojas says backup catcherTomas Nido (thumb) could return from the IL either Friday or Saturday. But starting catcherJames McCann (back spasms) Adalberto Mondesi Jersey is still "a little tight."McCann is starting to do some rotational movements, but they do not yet have a date for him toreturn yet. At the moment, Nido is expected to be back before McCann.FranciscoLindor is out of the Kelvin Herrera Jersey Mets' lineup on Wednesday, just one dayafter being activated from the IL. Since he skipped out on a rehab a signment, the Mets are easing him back in after he mi sed five weeks with a strainedoblique.According toRojasLindor could get another off day later this week, but moving forward, he should be good to go.