Carlos Carrasco is uncertain to be ready for the start of the season after elbow soreness forced him to stop throwing.

New York Mets manager Luis Rojas said Carrasco, who turns 34 on March 21, started spring training workouts behind other players after receiving additional medical evaluation. The right-hander is in remission from leukemia and had the novel coronavirus vaccine.

"He's been experiencing some body aches because of the second vaccine that he got yesterday, so we've been paying close attention to that with him. But also he's experienced some soreness in his elbow right now, apparently coming from the live BP (batting practice) that he threw the other day," Rojas said. "Right now, this is nothing too concerning from a medical standpoint. So he's just going to take a few days off without throwing, and we expect him to be back maybe by the end of next week facing live batters."

The Mets acquired Carrasco from the Cleveland Indians as part of the Francisco Lindor trade on January 7.