ML comeback announcement at the end of July
ML comeback announcement at the end of July
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Japanese pitcher Senda Kodai (31, New York Mets), who made a splash in the Major League Baseball (MLB) last year with a forkball close to a harness, will finally return from injury.
The official major league website MLB.com said on the 1st (Korea Standard Time), "Senga is scheduled to return to the major league stage around the end of July or August."
Senga has yet to take the mound in a single game so far this season. He has yet to recover his physical condition ahead of the season's opening. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in late February showed deformation in the joint cyst behind his right shoulder. The Mets banned Senga from pitching, and eventually started the season on the disabled list. Since then, Senga has started pitching again in earnest from late April. However, his comeback schedule has been delayed due to triceps injury and nerve problems.
Senga started pitching in the bullpen again in mid-June, after a delayed start to the season. He had a live pitching session at home on April 28, and had another bullpen session three days later. "If he doesn't have physical problems, Senga plans to start a minor league rehabilitation game in the first week of July," media reported.
Senga, who played as an ace for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Softbank Hawks with 87 wins and 44 losses and an ERA of 2.59, signed a five-year, 75-million-dollar contract with the Mets ahead of the 2023 season, and challenged himself to enter the big league. Senga was the first NPB trainee to advance to the Major League.토토사이트 모음
Senga performed as well as expected. He pitched 166 ⅓ in 29 games last year, recording 12-7 losses with 202 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.98. He was named the All-Star from his first season, and ranked second in the Rookie of the Year in the National League and seventh in the Cy Young Award. He served as the team's ace by banking on his signature folk balls and fast balls, which he calls "ghost folk."
In particular, the Mets' management stood out. At the time of signing the contract, Cenga was evaluated as less than expected, but rumors circulated that he had a problem in the medical test. Considering that he started once a week when he was an NPB player, the Mets applied a six-day rotation system in which he will take the mound after taking a five-day break.
Despite having enjoyed a successful season under the supervision of the team, the team eventually exploded in the following year. Still, if the team returns in the second half of the year, it will be of great help to the team that is aiming to advance to the postseason. As of Sunday, the Mets recorded 40 wins and 41 losses (0.494 win rate) in the season, maintaining a two-game gap with the third place (St. Louis Cardinals), which is eligible to play in the fall baseball in the National League wild card race.