New York Mets advanced in the middle of the Postseason Major League Baseball and Venezuelan manager Carlos Mendoza, announced who will be the starter for the first game of the Division Series against Philadelphia Phillies. On the afternoon of Friday, October 4, 2024, the New Yorkers’ strategist reported that Kodai Senga will be back on the field of play.
These divisional rivals will meet again in the 2024 season, but this time in a best-of-five series. The playing field of Citizens Bank Park will receive the first duel between both franchises on the afternoon of Saturday, October 5.
In the middle of a press conference, Carlos Mendoza, communicated that the Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga The meeting will begin New York Mets ante Philadelphia Phillies. This news came as a surprise, since, it is worth mentioning, the 31-year-old pitcher only has one start in the current big top season and was absent due to an injury.
The Gamajori native premiered his campaign on July 26 against Atlanta BravesOn that occasion, he covered five and a third innings of work, allowed one home run, allowed two earned runs and fanned nine opposing batters. After that presentation he took the win and left his ERA at 3.38.
Kodai Senga suffered a strain in his left calf and this took him away from New York Mets for almost the entire regular season MLB. In the month of September, the management of the metropolitan team sent the Japanese pitcher to the Minor Leagues where he completed rehabilitation.
New York Mets announced Kodai Senga for MLB Postseason
In his passage through Minor League Baseball with branches of New York Mets, Kodai Senga He took the mound in five games, all as a starter, he totaled 14 innings pitched, where he had 12 hits and six runs, he granted eight walks and struck out 15 opponents, he finished with an ERA of 3.86, all of this led him to between Class A Strong and Triple A with the Brooklyn Cyclones and Syracuse Mets affiliates, respectively.
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For its part, Kodai Senga will premiere with New York Mets in postseason MLB and will do it against Philadelphia Philliesa rival against whom he maintains a record of one win and one loss with 15 strikeouts for life in the Majors.
The New York Mets will begin the Division Series in the MLB Playoffs against the Philadelphia Phillies next Saturday, October 5 at Citizens Bank Park.
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