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Mets Place Kodai Senga On IL With Hamstring Strain

By Darragh McDonald | June 13, 2025 at 12:35pm CDT

June 13th: The Mets have now made it official. Senga has been placed on the 15-day IL with a right hamstring strain, with Kranick recalled to take his roster spot.

June 12th: Mets right-hander Kodai Senga has a strained hamstring and will go on the 15-day injured list. Manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters, including Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, after today’s game. Further details about the severity of the injury and his absence won’t be known until he undergoes an MRI tomorrow. Will Sammon of The Athletic reports that reliever Max Kranick will be recalled to take Senga’s roster spot.

Senga’s injury was obvious during today’s game, with video relayed by SNY. He started the contest and was pitching a gem, with no runs allowed as he pitched into the sixth inning. During that sixth frame, CJ Abrams hit a grounder between second and first, which was corralled by first baseman Pete Alonso. Senga ran to cover first and leaped to receive the throw from Alonso. While he made the catch and recorded the out, he then collapsed on the ground in obvious pain, clutching at his right leg. Senga told Alonso he felt a pull in his leg before leaping for the ball, per DiComo.

Regardless of whether the leap had anything to do with it, the larger point is that it’s a blow for the Mets. Senga has been a dominant pitcher throughout his entire big league career, with a 2.59 earned run average in 239 2/3 innings. However, injuries have played a role in the volume of his contributions. Last year, a shoulder strain and a calf strain limited him to just one regular season start. He did get healthy enough to pitch in the postseason, adding another five innings there.

He’s been healthy to this point in 2025, having made 13 starts with a 1.47 ERA. Now, however, he’s facing another injury absence. As mentioned, the full details of the strain and the timeline won’t be known until tomorrow.

The injury is the latest example of how anything resembling a pitching surplus is a temporary condition in the modern game. Just a few minutes before Senga collapsed on the field, Joel Sherman of The New York Post reported that the Mets were getting calls on righty Paul Blackburn due to their seeming abundance of starting pitching options.

If the Mets had any interest in trading from their rotation, that desire has presumably gone done in the wake of this injury. Without Senga, the rotation now consists of Clay Holmes, David Peterson, Tylor Megill and Griffin Canning. Blackburn has been in the mix since coming off the IL, having made one start and one long relief appearance. Presumably, Blackburn can slide into a more proper rotation role while Senga is on the shelf.

That won’t fully settle things, as both Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea are both currently on rehab assignments and could be back in the next week or two. That will give the Mets seven starters for five rotation spots. If Senga’s injury is mild and he makes a quick return, they have eight guys. Just as Senga’s injury popped up out of nowhere, other guys could drop off in the coming weeks, but it’s also possible some the club has to make some tough decisions.

Of those eight guys, Senga, Peterson and Megill are the only ones who can be optioned to the minors. Senga is too good to send down to the farm. That’s likely true of Peterson as well, who has a 2.49 ERA this year. Megill is perhaps a bit more likely to be squeezed out but even his 3.76 ERA is quite good.

Time will tell how all the pieces fit. For now, the Mets will have to proceed without their ace. They have a number of quality options to soften the blow but it’s still a notable development for the coming weeks.

Photo courtesy of Brad Penner, Imagn Images

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  1. chandlerbing

    2 months ago

    fellow japanese pitcher imanaga hurt his hamstring over 6 weeks ago
    hes still not back in majors
    in case you’re curious about timelines

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    • peterd

      2 months ago

      Because all hamstring injuries are the same…

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      • Welp

        2 months ago

        And because the country of origin is a determining factor in hamstring healing speed.

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        • Grey matter

          2 months ago

          OMG Imanaga also strained it in the 6th with one out covering 1st base….oh the humanity…..oh wait, it was Shota’s left leg…..

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      • MHAZ

        2 months ago

        Because we never learn anything from history and examples of similar events. That is why so many people continue to stick metal forks into live light sockets. Derp

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        • Grey matter

          2 months ago

          What people?

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    • thhhhheThomsons

      2 months ago

      Something tells me that you might make a doctor with that logic!

      2
      Reply
  2. Miken31

    2 months ago

    He did get right up and walk under his own power without a limp. So hopefully a low grade hamstring injury.

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  3. Charlie III

    2 months ago

    What made him miss most of last year? Was that his arm?

    2
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    • marcfrombrooklyn

      2 months ago

      Capsule strain in spring training followed by a calf strain in his first game back at the end of July..

      4
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    • Dan Lee

      2 months ago

      Calf… or you could have just googled it

      1
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      • MHAZ

        2 months ago

        Dan is the guy who attacks people using snark over every faux pas, whether imagined or real. Learn this lesson people. Don’t be a Dan.

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      • atrox084

        2 months ago

        And you could have just ignored the question. Instead you answered it and then decided to school the op because you were so inconvenienced that you had to type the answer?

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      • Roll

        2 months ago

        or you could have answered it without the snarkiness

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  4. pauleybaseball

    2 months ago

    It seems like every time the media starts talking about the Mets having “extra” pitchers, something happens to one of them…

    5
    Reply
  5. GOP Lizards

    2 months ago

    So much for Blackburn going anywhere soon.

    5
    Reply
  6. alproof

    2 months ago

    McLean or Tong

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    • geofft

      2 months ago

      Ugh. Not ready yet and not ready yet. So tired of this thoughtless prospect worship. Why on earth would you call up a prospect when you already have six major league starters, two more coming back from rehab within weeks,
      Why on earth would you call up a prospect now knowing that you will use (waste) an option on him in a few weeks. Why do you want to spend that option earlier than necessary without knowing for sure what their timeline is for becoming major league ready? When they called up Tidwell earlier, they had no choice. They did not have enough starters and had to do it. That situation forced them into it. Thats not the case here.

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      • matteste187

        2 months ago

        I wouldn’t bring up any of the guys from AA (Thornton or tong) but giving sprout a taste may not be the worst thing here. He has strung together 4 really good starts recently.

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        • geofft

          2 months ago

          Really, matteste?? You think 4 starts is definitive? You believe thats all it takes to earn or warrant a promotion?
          Again, this is just prospect love talking, not common sense. You’re looking at [what you think of] Sproat in a vacuum. This isn’t about Sproat. Its about the New York Mets. Now please explain to me w-h-y you feel the need to call up a prospect of uncertain readiness and an unknown timeline for that readiness when you already have an extra major league pitcher on the roster????
          This isn’t 2012. This team is not rebuilding. It is not scraping just to be semi-competitive. In either of those cases it was/would be fair to bring up the future stars instead of playing scrubs from a flawed and deficient roster. But that is not what is happening here.

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    • imissjoebuzas

      2 months ago

      Jonah Tong will be the secret weapon out of the pen for the playoffs. Like Adam Wainwright was at the beginning of his Cardinals career.
      Well, he might be better than keeping Stanek in the pen for the playoffs, if they make the playoffs.
      Heck, the Mets record is exactly the same (45-24) as it was in 2022, and they were 5.5 ahead of the second place team at that juncture ( in 2022, it was the Braves).
      We’ll see if the Mets run out of gas this year like in 2022.

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      • matteste187

        2 months ago

        I think both tong AND Thornton will be BO weapons come playoffs.

        Reply
  7. ChuckyNJ

    2 months ago

    Even with the best record in baseball going into the weekend, LOLmets never fails to delight.

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    • Miken31

      2 months ago

      ChuckyNJ:

      I’m amazed you even have enough intelligence to form together a sentence.

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    • calamityfrancis

      2 months ago

      You mean the LOLMets team that has the best record in baseball?

      Idiot.

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    • rct

      1 month ago

      A guy getting injured is apparently a thing exclusive to the Mets and ‘never fails to delight’ in Chucky’s pea brain.

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  8. energel

    2 months ago

    ima a pirates fan

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    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      2 months ago

      Then you should like Blackbeard not Blackburn

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    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      2 months ago

      By the way, ONeill Cruz, Dennis Santana and Alex Canario are all from the Dominican Republic.

      I guess that makes them Pirates of the Caribbean!

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    • Moff_Nick

      2 months ago

      My condolences 😛

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  9. rct

    2 months ago

    “If the Mets had any interest in trading from their rotation, that desire has presumably gone done in the wake of this injury.”

    Don’t agree with this. As noted several sentences later, the Mets have two starters returning from injury soon, Manaea and Montas. They could still trade Blackburn if the price is right.

    “Megill is perhaps a bit more likely to be squeezed out but even his 3.76 ERA is quite good.”

    There’s no maybe about this. Megill will get squeezed out of the rotation. The only question is whether he is sent to Syracuse or put in the bullpen. My guess would be put in the bullpen with Garza going to Syracuse or getting DFA’ed.

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    • bballfan_1974

      2 months ago

      “…that desire has presumably gone done in the wake of this injury.”

      “gone done”? Who is this writer addressing the article to: Andy, Barney and Otis down in Mayberry? Lol

      2
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      • Grey matter

        2 months ago

        Lol….maybe Gomer 😂

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  10. Old York

    2 months ago

    Another below league average pitcher gets injured.

    Reply
    • andyklngnbrgr

      2 months ago

      To paraphrase Bryce Harper: thats a clown comment, bro.

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      • Old York

        2 months ago

        @andyklngnbrgr

        How so? Plus, Harper looked like a clown in the early stages of his MLB career. So, it’s kind of ironic.

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      • calamityfrancis

        2 months ago

        certainly is.

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    • Grey matter

      2 months ago

      Bro…..you’re going to have to explain the “below league average” part.

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    • JaredKFan

      2 months ago

      How is a 1.79 ERA “below league average”? Something tells me you don’t understand baseball.

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      • Roll

        2 months ago

        he old .. he probably running on windows 3.1 and takes a while to process. Might need to upgrade from that 14.4

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      • Jobu's Rum

        2 months ago

        A lot of the regular trolls here like @Old York and @Blue Baron don’t and only muddy up the comment sections. Heavens forbid they actually make a intelligible comment.

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        • Old York

          2 months ago

          @Jobu’s Rum

          If you think pointing out facts is trolling, I guess you’re not that into sports data and pay more attention to your social media likes.

          Reply
      • Old York

        2 months ago

        @JaredKFan

        1.79 ERA vs. a SIERA of 4.17. Guy’s overperforming, even with GB% of 45. League SIERA for starters sits at 4.04. So, yes, below average.

        But, given I had to point that out, something tells me you don’t understand baseball.

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        • Jobu's Rum

          2 months ago

          I don’t think you quite grasp SIERA. Lots of groundball pitchers can and have outperform their SIERAs. Looking at a singular stat to draw conclusions is silly.

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        • Roll

          2 months ago

          With the exception of strikeout pretty much all his underlying stats are the same and in many cases actually better in a lot of aspects such as walks per 9 is down … hr per 9 is down … gb percent up … expected era and field independent pitching is all down.

          So he may be overperforming but even if he goes back to what he was in his rookie year its still cy young potential. All depends on how he comes back from injury.

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        • Old York

          2 months ago

          @ Jobu’s Rum

          I don’t really look at one stat and draw conclusions. SIERA is the best overall predictor of future ERA and second best is GBkwERA. Now, I’m pretty sure, you’ve never heard of either one of those but with an ERA of 1.79 and a SIERA of 4.17, he’s overperforming, even given his GB tendencies. However, that GB% is only a few ticks higher than the league average so it’s not like he’s a heavy GB pitcher. GBkwERA pegs him at 3.75, which puts a heavier influence of GB in his performance and still, fairly high for a so-called GB pitcher. He’s even getting hit harder than league average (41% vs. league average of 31%).

          I just don’t buy the guy’s success.

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        • Jobu's Rum

          2 months ago

          You see… that’s a really good post.

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        • PiazzaParty

          2 months ago

          @OldYork
          His career SIERA is 3.99 and ERA is 2.59 in the MLB. He has great defense in a pitcher friendly park.

          Reply
  11. Blue Baron

    2 months ago

    This just in from the Department of Redundancy department:

    “Last year, a shoulder strain and a calf strain limited him to just one regular season start last year.”

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    Reply
  12. jmoon807

    2 months ago

    Pete has to work on those tosses.

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    • Grey matter

      2 months ago

      I firmly believe that Pete has one eye on the runner at all times instead of focused on where he needs to throw the ball. It’s fixable (prolly with therapy lol). I’m in construction and whenever you need to toss something to another worker you aim for their head….no matter where they are. Works like a charm.

      Reply
  13. Duffy S. Cliff

    2 months ago

    “Hey Aaron Civale, we have an opening…”

    Reply
    • imissjoebuzas

      2 months ago

      Ah, no.

      Not trading for an end of year free agent pitcher.

      He does not improve the Mets more than Tylor Megill, Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea and Paul Blackburn. And he would be expensive.

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      • Duffy S. Cliff

        2 months ago

        That comment was in jest, the Mets have an abundance of pitching right now even with this injury.

        Although, a free agent to be is the kind pitcher a team needing a short term pitching solution would go after, if they needed one…

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  14. padam

    2 months ago

    Canning, Megill and Blackburn would be my guess as the middle relief folks, or even moved by the deadline if there’s interest.

    Reply
  15. angt222

    2 months ago

    Not good. At least Blackburn is back and Manaea on the mend.

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  16. Birdie man

    2 months ago

    If you’re a pitcher and you’re not on the IL, just wait, you will be.

    2
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  17. freddiemeetgibby

    2 months ago

    Don’t worry Mets fans, you’ve got a great team this year. You will be fine!

    2
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    • Brett Baty’s Bat

      2 months ago

      Yup. One day Mets will have 15 pitchers on the IL at one time.

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      • Roll

        2 months ago

        yup they will have that .. like a couple years ago.

        They will also sign an entire rotation of injury prone pitchers. I mean Kershaw, Glassnow (yes mispelled on purpose), Snell, Ohtani, Yates, Trevino, along with having injury prone pitchers they drafted like Gonsolin, May. Kind of made their beds there i think. Guess they can defer their salaries but cant defer the injuries.

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        • freddiemeetgibby

          1 month ago

          So I post an encouraging and empathetic sentiment to my rival Mets fans and you guys come back at me with sarcasm and insults to Dodger players? Why? Can’t we want the best for all teams and for all fans to have good seasons?

          Reply
    • Sparky1000

      1 month ago

      Yeah, they’re still in a good position to clinch the NL East!

      1
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  18. BCleveland3381

    2 months ago

    Meh, Mets will be fine. They have a gazillion pitchers

    2
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    • Sparky1000

      1 month ago

      And if they add on to their pitching (or even better their offense) at the trade deadline, look out!

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  19. Sparky1000

    2 months ago

    Ouch. Sengai is like one of their top pitchers this season. Hope he gets better soon.

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  20. CarryABigStick

    2 months ago

    Time to panic here comes Max Kranick.

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  21. 10centBeerNight

    2 months ago

    All eyes on Montas next rehab start.

    1
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  22. Moff_Nick

    2 months ago

    Does any contender have a healthy rotation at this point? Sheesh

    Reply
  23. oscar gamble

    2 months ago

    Ugh!

    1
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  24. jbeerj

    2 months ago

    Civale for Baty. Done.

    Reply
    • mlbnyyfan

      2 months ago

      Mets need to do better than Civale. Skenes, Michael King, Cease, bring back DeGrom or Lugo. The time is now!!!!

      Reply

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