{"id":59301,"date":"2023-07-08T17:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T21:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=59301"},"modified":"2023-07-08T17:56:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T21:56:46","slug":"mets-pitcher-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/07\/08\/mets-pitcher-all-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Pitcher Named an All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 season is about to wrap up its first half which means the All-Star Game is coming up. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/07\/07\/kodai-sengas-second-half\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Mets<\/a> were about to send just one player to Seattle for the midsummer classic. First baseman Pete Alonso. Alonso was sent to the National League All-Star team as a reserve after hitting 26 home runs and driving in 61 RBI. After Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo didn&#8217;t get in, it looked like Alonso would be going by himself. Until Saturday revealed that the Mets&#8217; best starting pitcher this year will join the Polar Bear in Seattle, Kodai Senga.<\/p>\n<h2>Mets Pitcher Kodai Senga Named to the NL All-Star Team<\/h2>\n<p>As a replacement for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/07\/04\/justin-steeles-run-dominance\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> starter Marcus Stroman, the Mets ghost forkball expert will participate with the National League All-Star team on Tuesday night. The first of his career. Senga is also the fifth Met in their history to head to the All-Star Game in their rookie years. Joining Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Dwight Gooden, and Alonso.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kodaisenga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kodaisenga<\/a> has been named to the NL All-Star team! \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QNipXsmcv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6QNipXsmcv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1677771710559551488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mets that have been named All-Stars in their rookie season:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Tom Seaver (1967)<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Jerry Koosman (1968)<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Dwight Gooden (1984)<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Pete Alonso (2019)<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Kodai Senga (2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JQBEIrnE6V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JQBEIrnE6V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNY_Mets\/status\/1677776684957720578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his first year in the big leagues, Senga has been very impressive with more room to grow. Senga notched his first All-Star game appearance by being the Mets&#8217; most consistent pitcher so far this year in a starting rotation that includes two future Hall of Famers in Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, and veteran Carlos Carrasco.<\/p>\n<h3>Senga\u2019s Impressive First Half<\/h3>\n<p>With Scherzer and Verlander having early season inconstancies, and David Peterson and Tylor Megill regressing, Senga has stepped up. He&#8217;s pitched to a 7-5 record and a 3.31 ERA in 89.1 innings pitched. Currently, Senga is ninth in the National League in strikeouts with 113. That&#8217;s more than guys such as Corbin Burnes, Clayton Kershaw, Hunter Greene, and Stroman. In his most recent outing this past Wednesday, Senga dominated the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/06\/23\/players-deserve-all-star-votes\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> by striking out 12 in 8 innings. It&#8217;s a cool feather in Senga&#8217;s cap that he&#8217;ll be in the All-star Game in his first season in the Major Leagues. For the Mets, they hope it&#8217;s the first of many more times Senga will be in the All-Star game in orange and blue.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo credits:<\/p>\n<p>Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>Players mentioned:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alonspe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Alonso<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindofr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Francisco Lindor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nimmobr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Nimmo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengako01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kodai Senga<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stromma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Stroman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/seaveto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Seaver<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/koosmje01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerry Koosman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goodedw01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwight Gooden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scherma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Scherzer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/verlaju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Verlander<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carraca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Carrasco<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/peterda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Peterson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/megilty01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tylor Megill<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/burneco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corbin Burnes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kershcl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clayton Kershaw<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenhu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-08_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunter Greene<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 season is about to wrap up its first half which means the All-Star Game is coming up. The New York Mets were about to send just one player to Seattle for the midsummer classic. First baseman Pete Alonso. 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