After looking like surefire sellers a month ago, the Mets are now 37-39, just 1.5 games back of the third and final Wild Card spot in the National League.
The Mets are 13-4 in their last 17 games, and have catapulted up the standings in the Wild Card race. They’ve been doing all of this without one of their best players.
Right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga was diagnosed with a right shoulder capsule strain during spring training. Senga opened the season on the 15-day injured list, and shortly thereafter was transferred to the 60-day injured list. He’s yet to pitch at any level this season, and earlier this year, there were concerns whether he’d return in 2024 at all.
On Tuesday, Senga spoke to reporters, and said he has one more live batting practice session on Thursday. If he comes out of that feeling good, he intends to begin a minor league rehab assignment next week. “I feel really good mechanically and physically,” Senga said through an interpreter on Tuesday.
This is a massive development for Senga, who finally could be nearing a return to action. Rehab assignments are the final step in a long progression, and would put him on track to return potentially by the end of next month.
