Overview
- Senga went on the injured list with lumbar spine inflammation and received an epidural, and he will pause throwing for about 7 to 10 days with no set return date.
- Senga said the back pain dated to spring training but became too much to manage after his most recent start, which he called the point it began to affect his pitching.
- The right-hander is 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA through five starts, with rising walks and short outings, even as his ghost forkball has held hitters to a .148 average.
- The Mets shuffled the rotation by moving David Peterson back into a starting role and lining up rookie Christian Scott to face the Angels in Anaheim.
- Repeated injuries in 2024 and 2025 and a late-2025 demotion to Triple-A frame the stakes, and the team previously explored a trade with only one year and roughly $15 million left on his deal after this season.