Mets' Kodai Senga: Activated ahead of season debut
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The Mets activated Senga (shoulder/triceps) from the 60-day injured list Friday.
Senga is set to make his season debut for the Mets on Friday against Atlanta after being sidelined with right shoulder and triceps problems. The plan is for the right-hander to throw around 85 pitches or five innings Friday after he threw 79 pitches in his final rehab start.
Mets' Kodai Senga: Aiming for five innings in return
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The Mets are expecting to get about five innings and 85 pitches out of Senga (shoulder/triceps) in his season debut, which is scheduled for Friday against Atlanta, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
The right-hander built up to 79 pitches in his final rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Syracuse, so an 85-pitch workload may even be a conservative estimate. Senga has missed the entire season so far due to arm issues that first cropped up in late February, and he'll throw one more bullpen session Tuesday to get checked out before the Mets activate him from the 60-day injured list and lock him in for Friday's start.
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Mets' Kodai Senga: Feels good after rehab start
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Senga (shoulder/triceps) said his "body feels good" after a rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, during which he allowed five runs on eight hits with one strikeout and three walks over three-plus innings, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
The results aren't ideal for the 31-year-old in what was expected to be his final minor-league rehab outing, but the important thing is he continued to build up his workload while staying healthy. Senga gave up just one run in his other three rehab outings, so there shouldn't be much concern regarding his performance. Assuming everything checks out when the right-hander rejoins the big-league club to be evaluated, Senga is expected to return from the 60-day injured list and make his season debut Friday at home versus Atlanta, per Tim Healey of Newsday.
Senga (shoulder/triceps) is expected to make another rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse this weekend, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
After building up to 4.2 innings and 67 pitches in his most recent rehab outing with Syracuse this past Sunday, Senga looked like he might have had a chance at making his next start with the big club, but the Mets will instead send him out for one more tune-up appearance in the minors. Assuming Senga is able to build on his pitch count and experiences no setbacks during his upcoming minor-league outing, he could return from the 60-day injured list to make his 2024 Mets debut during the club's home series with Atlanta that begins July 25. Senga was placed on the IL coming out of spring training with a strained right shoulder, then battled triceps inflammation during the rehab process that ended up setting him back further.
Mets' Kodai Senga: Looks sharp in latest rehab outing
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Senga (shoulder) struck out three while allowing one earned run on two hits and two walks over 4.2 innings in his rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Syracuse.
Senga tossed 67 pitches (41 strikes) in his third rehab outing, and he's now compiled an 0.90 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 12:4 K:BB in 10 innings between Syracuse and High-A Brooklyn. According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza has said that club officials will determine the next steps for Senga over the All-Star break. Based on how he's fared during his rehab assignment, Senga looks ready to return from the 60-day injured list, but the Mets may still want him to build up to the 75-to-80 pitch range in another rehab start before he rejoins the big-league rotation.
