For Mets, Kodai Senga is ultimate X Factor

Mets’ Kodai Senga all smiles after passing first spring training hurdle
The wide smile on Kodai Senga’s face Saturday as he walked off the mound toward the Mets dugout told the story better than any metrics might have.
For the Mets, Kodai Senga is the ultimate X-factor
The rotation needs to be prepared to carry the Mets' load and a healthy Senga can take a big part of it on his shoulders.
Mets' Kodai Senga set for full workload after 2024 injuries
After missing most of last season with injuries, Mets pitcher Kodai Senga said he is ready to assume a full workload as the team eyes a six-man rotation for 2025.
Mets’ Kodai Senga is convinced his injury issues are behind him
Kodai Senga spent part of his winter in rehab mode, with the goal of arriving at spring training ready for a normal buildup toward the season.
How does NY Mets' Kodai Senga feel after injury-riddled 2024? What he's saying at camp
After missing all but one regular season game in 2024, Kodai Senga is preparing to recapture his dynamic form from his rookie season one year earlier.
Healthy Senga expects to provide Mets with the ace they need
During a roughly 10-minute chat with reporters on Tuesday, the day before the first official workout for pitchers and catchers at Clover Park, Kodai Senga referenced his physical condition in almost every answer.
Mets' Kodai Senga healthy but will 'ramp up slowly' during spring training
Various injuries limited Senga to 10 1/3 innings last season, and he said he didn't feel fully healthy until early January.
Mets say Kodai Senga looked good in live BP coming off an injury-shortened season
New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga threw live batting practice on Saturday, and the team was encouraged by his ...
Mets' Carlos Mendoza gives feedback on Kodai Senga's live BP
The New York Mets' success in the 2024 season is made even more impressive when one remembers that it was essentially a lost ...
Francisco Lindor goes to work in the field and cage while Kodai Senga dazzles during live BP session
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor brings his unbridled enthusiasm to Saturday's workout on both offense and defense. Clay ...
Mets' Kodai Senga has costly idea to recruit more Japanese stars to New York
The Dodgers landed Yamamoto on a 12-year, $325 million contract last season, and they nabbed Sasaki with only a $6.5 million ...
Kodai Senga shares insight on how Mets can recruit top Japanese players
While it didn't compete with the Juan Soto sweepstakes, Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki's decision on which team he was going to ...
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Disappointing Yankees trade acquisition won't find redemption with the NY Mets
The New York Mets have signed former Yankees pitchers Clay Holmes and Frankie Montas to bolster their rotation behind Kodai ...
Mets ace gives injury update: ‘Not worried at all’
“I am not worried at all,” Senga said through his interpreter to reporters, via the New York Post. “I just need to ramp up ...
Kodai Senga Suggests Mets Should Build Roof at Citi Field to Attract Free Agents
New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga wishes the New York Mets were able to attract more Japanese players to the ...