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MLB

Mets’ Kodai Senga to pitch on regular rest for first time

By
Bridget Reilly
Published June 3, 2023
Updated June 4, 2023, 1:02 p.m. ET

The Mets have decided Kodai Senga is ready to make the transition full time to pitching in a five-man rotation and the right-hander will start Sunday against the Blue Jays.

So far this season, relievers have been moved around to pick up the slack, as Senga moves away from pitching once a week, as was his routine while playing in his native Japan, to pitching every fifth day.

On Sunday, Senga will make the transition to four days’ rest for the first time this season in the final game of the Mets’ series against the Blue Jays.

Outside of his first start this season, Senga has pitched on five days’ rest seven times, with six days’ rest and eight days’ rest once each.

“He’s operating close to 100 percent as anybody could be this time of year,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said before the Mets’ 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday night at Citi Field. “So far so good. There’s nothing that says he won’t [pitch] unless something happens there and we’re prepared to go either way.

“We’ll know something for sure after the game, but I’m hoping to know something in the next hour or so.”

Kodai Senga will be pitching on regular rest for the first time on Sunday.
Kodai Senga will be pitching on regular rest for the first time on Sunday. Jason Szenes for The NY Post

Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler mentioned Senga has been undergoing some “objective tests” to determine his status for Sunday, which the club hoped would be clear by Friday evening. The Mets won’t discuss the exact nature of the tests, but they’re a way to measure how well his arm has recovered before he returns to the mound after a start.

Eppler has been in this position before with Japanese pitchers Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees, and said he understands he must put the player first.

“One of the things you look for, it’s just how they recover,” Eppler said. “And so we use the subjective feedback from the player, but we’re also looking at the objective data … different assessments that we can do that kind of give us some guidance.”

“It’s trending in a really good direction for him with a lot of the objective testing. I think he’s very open to it, as well. And so that’s a major factor.”

Having Senga available more often will only help the Mets. He pitched an impressive seven scoreless innings against the Phillies on Tuesday, surrendering just one hit while issuing no walks. It was his longest start since entering the big leagues.

He has an ERA of 3.44 in 10 starts with 70 strikeouts. 39 of which came via his well-known ghost forkball.