{"id":101854,"date":"2025-06-12T19:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T23:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=101854"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T23:29:53","slug":"mets-kodai-senga-injured-list-hamstring-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/12\/mets-kodai-senga-injured-list-hamstring-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Starter Kodai Senga Will Go on Injured List with Hamstring Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pitcher <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengako01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kodai Senga<\/a> strained his right hamstring in the top of the sixth inning during the New York Mets&#8217; 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon. Senga was covering first base after <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/abramcj01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CJ Abrams<\/a> hit a ground ball to the right of <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alonspe01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Alonso<\/a>, and Alonso&#8217;s errant throw forced Senga to jump and extend his right leg to tag the base.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s going to get an MRI tomorrow&#8221;, Mets manager <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/mendoca99.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Mendoza<\/a> told reporters. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see the severity of it, but he&#8217;s going to be on the IL. We just have to wait and see what we&#8217;re dealing with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Carlos Mendoza says that Kodai Senga will go on the IL with a hamstring strain.<\/p>\n<p>Senga will receive an MRI tomorrow to see the severity of the injury. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M9dUBIO6YW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/M9dUBIO6YW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SNY (@SNYtv) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1933253995423760557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Mets Starter Kodai Senga Goes on Injured List with Hamstring Strain<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102089\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102089\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26432399_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26432399_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26432399_168400885_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26432399_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26432399_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26432399_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26432399_168400885_lowres.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jun 12, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga (34) reacts after sustaining an injury during the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the injury, Alonso was visibly upset with himself on the field, and many of his teammates consoled him between innings. While in real time it may have seemed that Alonso&#8217;s throw caused the injury, Senga sent interpreter Hiro Fujiwara to tell Alonso that he felt discomfort in his hamstring on the step before he jumped to catch Pete&#8217;s throw.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some of the Mets&#8217; position players rallied around Pete Alonso after the play in which Kodai Senga got injured <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p3NSFgX2Kj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/p3NSFgX2Kj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SNY (@SNYtv) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1933234948510507518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel awful&#8230;I tried to make the best throw I could, and it just sucks. I wish it wouldn&#8217;t have turned out like that,&#8221; Alonso told reporters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I feel awful&#8230;I tried to make the best throw I could, and it just sucks. I wish it wouldn&#8217;t have turned out like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pete Alonso on Kodai Senga&#8217;s injury: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KWlnnimw1u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KWlnnimw1u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SNY (@SNYtv) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1933257190665531501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Possible Reinforcements<\/h3>\n<p>Moving forward, if Senga&#8217;s hamstring strain is severe, the Mets have a number of options to fill his spot in the rotation. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blackpa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Blackburn<\/a>, who recently made his first start of 2025 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/category\/dodgers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Dodgers,<\/a> could be an option, although the Mets had hoped to keep him in the bullpen for the time being.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/manaese01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Manaea<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/montafr02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frankie Montas<\/a> are also still on the mend, with Manaea striking out four in his second rehab start with the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday. Frankie Montas is seemingly closer to a return, as he will make his fifth rehab start on Friday. However, Mendoza did say that the Mets could utilize the full 30-day rehab window with Montas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pitcher Kodai Senga strained his right hamstring in the top of the sixth inning during the New York Mets&#8217; 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon. Senga was covering first base after CJ Abrams hit a ground ball to the right of Pete Alonso, and Alonso&#8217;s errant throw forced Senga to jump and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3729,"featured_media":102090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,1071,35],"tags":[4683,4494,6456,5656,2402,3075],"class_list":["post-101854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mets","category-mlb","category-news","tag-carlos-mendoza","tag-frankie-montas","tag-kodai-senga","tag-paul-blackburn","tag-pete-alonso","tag-sean-manaea"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3729"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101854"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102092,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101854\/revisions\/102092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}