The Mets and their fans can breathe a sigh of relief as Jacob deGrom’s latest MRI showed “continued healing in the scapula.”

“We’re pleased with what we saw yesterday,” GM Billy Eppler said prior to the Mets’ series opener against the Cardinals on Tuesday. “That was good. I was happy to get that news last night. He’s going to get to move back further and throw harder, and that’s a good thing.”

On May 10, Eppler specified that deGrom was throwing “out to 60 feet at light intensity,” and with the follow-up MRI showing no setback, the Mets ace will now start throwing harder and farther back on a more consistent basis.

That means the 33-year-old will essentially begin his spring training, with rehab starts and simulated games. How many deGrom will need before he can realistically rejoin the roster is unknown, and Eppler isn’t ready to set a return date.

“We have a general sense, but not to go into details,” Eppler said. “We’re not going to set timelines on people but more treating them as they progress through things.”

Eppler did say that the scan “looked pretty clean” and that the afflicted area will continue to calcify as many injuries like this do, but reassured that the MRI looked good and that the team had a number of doctors look at it.

Whether the good news means there won’t be another MRI in deGrom’s future is unclear, but the first-year Mets GM said the team will continue to lean on the experts to set guidelines.

“If the doctors prescribe one, we’ll have one. I’ll put that in their hands.”

Eppler added, “I’m going to rely on the people who went to school for it. One of the doctors we’re confirming with treated this before in a pitcher. I’m encouraged because he’s weighing in on this and has dealt with it. I’m pretty positive.”

DeGrom has been out since April 1, but even without their best pitcher the Mets continue to have a successful start to the season. Prior to their four-game series against the Cardinals, the Mets are 23-13 and have a 5.5 game lead in the NL East.

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