For those who might have forgotten, Kodai Senga was everything the New York Mets hoped for when he first arrived from Japan. In 2023, his rookie season felt like a revelation — a 2.98 ERA, 202 strikeouts, and the kind of poise that made hitters look lost against his trademark “ghost fork.” It wasn’t just good; it was electric. Senga looked like the ace the Mets had been searching for.

From Dominance to Doubt

But baseball has a cruel way of humbling even the best. Senga’s 2024 season unraveled almost before it began, limited to just 5.1 innings due to injuries that kept piling up. What started as a small setback became something worse — a full-on derailment.

The 2025 season began with hope. Healthy at last, Senga looked like his old self again, slicing through lineups with ease and posti

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