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Healthy Kodai Senga Dominates in Three Perfect Innings for Mets

Manager Carlos Mendoza signaled the right-hander has earned a look for a six-man Opening Day rotation.

Overview

  • The Mets right-hander retired all nine Marlins he faced at Clover Park, striking out five with a fastball sitting in the upper 90s and touching around 99 mph.
  • He mixed seven distinct pitch shapes, including his trademark forkball, and even landed a 67.8 mph curve for a strike after an ABS challenge by catcher Luis Torrens.
  • Senga said he feels healthy and threw about 30 additional pitches in the bullpen to meet his prescribed workload as the club manages his build-up.
  • The outing follows a two-year stretch disrupted by shoulder, calf and hamstring issues, including a 2025 post-injury slide that ended in a September demotion.
  • New York fell 1-0 to Miami, while Clay Holmes, back from Team USA duty, logged five innings with one run allowed on two hits, no walks and six strikeouts.