"Kodai Senga has had two inconsistent and challenging years in a row, Stearns said. We know it's in there, we know there's potential. We're going to do everything we can to help get it out of him. But could we put him in ink as making 30 starts next year? That would be foolish."
"Senga finished New York's postseason-less 2025 season in the minor leagues after struggling so much upon his return from a hamstring injury suffered in June that he agreed to be demoted to work on his mechanics."
"His first start provided enough hope that he could figure it out in a flash, allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts and zero walks in six innings with Triple-A Syracuse. But he regressed his next time out, allowing four runs on six hits in 3.2 innings of work."
Kodai Senga struggled through injuries and mechanical breakdowns, finishing the 2025 season in the minors after agreeing to a demotion to fix his mechanics following a June hamstring injury. He began 2025 with a 1.39 ERA across 14 starts but posted a 5.90 ERA over his final nine outings. Senga missed most of 2024 with shoulder and calf issues and was ineffective in postseason appearances. Mets leadership doubts his ability to reliably handle a 30-start workload in 2026. When healthy, Senga's ghost forkball ranks among baseball's most devastating pitches, but midseason regressions and unsuccessful bullpen sessions hindered recovery.
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