Mets starter Sean Manaea took a big step on Monday afternoon.

The left-hander was able to resume light throwing from up to 60 feet after the latest MRI on his right oblique showed “improvement,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.

Manaea, of course, was first sidelined with the injury during the early stages of spring training -- and he was initially expected to make his return to the mound somewhere in mid-to-late April.

Things had been progressing as planned until that timeline ended up being pushed back at the beginning of the month, when he was shut down after experiencing discomfort in his oblique.

An MRI showed some inflammation and he received a PRP injection, slowing him another two weeks.

After taking that time off, it appears that Manaea is finally ready to get back on his road to recovery -- though Mendoza did say that the team will keep him at the distance and intensity for the next ten days or so in an effort to play it safe.

If everything continues going as planned, he could be back towards the end of May or later.

Siri IL decision coming soon

Jose Siri is still very sore after suffering a shin contusion during Saturday's game in Sacramento.

The speedy outfielder is undergoing another MRI, and manager Carlos Mendoza said the team is hoping to have a decision on if he'll have to go on the injured list or not following Monday's game.

"We'll see how the results are, but we'll have a conversation after and see where we go from there," he said.

The skipper added that everything is on the table as far as replacing Siri if he were to miss additional time, and he told Luisangel Acuña to make sure he gets some reps out there during BP after finishing his infield work.

The youngster has only played the infield during his time in the majors, but he appeared in 31 games in center while in Triple-A last season.

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