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KODAI SENGA

Mets starter Kodai Senga pitchers during a game against the Rockies on June 6.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2025
Mets' pitcher Kodai Senga makes Double-A rehab start
Senga, who has been out since straining his right hamstring while covering first base on June 12, struck out four and gave up three earned runs in the start.
Mets starter Kodai Senga suffered a hamstring injury while covering first base against the Nationals during the sixth inning in New York on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 13, 2025
Mets' Kodai Senga headed to IL after suffering hamstring injury in win
Senga struck out five and lowered his ERA to an MLB-best 1.47.
Mets starter Kodai Senga itches against the Dodgers at Citi Field in New York on Sunday night.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 26, 2025
Kodai Senga gets win as Mets overcome Shohei Ohtani's homer to top Dodgers
The Mets dropped Friday's series opener before winning the final two games in a rematch of last year's National League Championship Series.
New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning at Citi Field in New York on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 20, 2025
Kodai Senga and Pete Alonso lead Mets past Cardinals
Senga (3-1) allowed just three hits, walked two and fanned four in an 89-pitch performance.
Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga pitches against the Marlins during the first inning in New York on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 8, 2025
Kodai Senga and Mets' bullpen bottle up Marlins in 2-0 win
Senga gave up five hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings.
Mets pitcher Kodai Senga pitches during a spring training workout in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 18, 2025
For the Mets, Kodai Senga is the ultimate X factor
It’s easy to forget just how good the right-handed Senga was in the last several months of 2023, his rookie season.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani heads to first for a single in the fourth inning against the Mets during Game 1 of the NLCS in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Oct 14, 2024
Shohei Ohtani drives in run as Dodgers rout Mets to open NLCS
Mookie Betts had a three-run double, Max Muncy had a two-run single and Freddie Freeman had two hits with an RBI while playing on a sprained right ankle.
Kodai Senga will get the ball for the Mets in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2024
Mets hurler Senga ready to take on Dodgers in game one of NL Championship Series
New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga says he'll "go at it 100%" when he takes the mound against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
Mets pitcher Kodai Senga throws during the first inning of Game 1 of his team's National League Division Series against the Phillies, on Saturday in Philadelphia.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2024
Guardians maul Tigers and miracle Mets rally in MLB series openers
The Mets manufactured five runs in the eighth inning on the way to another miraculous comeback win, 6-2 over the Phillies.
Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga falls on the field after injuring his calf on Friday against the Braves.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 28, 2024
Season over for Mets' Kodai Senga after single start
Senga made his season debut Friday against the visiting Atlanta Braves but lasted only 5⅓⅓ innings before being pulled with the injury.
Driveline Pacific Rim director Frank Minamino (second from right) poses with Lions pitcher Kaito Yoza (left) Hawks pitcher Shuta Ishikawa (second from left) and the Lions' Kona Takahashi.
BASEBALL
Feb 2, 2024
NPB pitchers embracing Driveline Baseball method
NPB players are working with Driveline Baseball in greater numbers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 9, 2023
Shinnosuke Abe hoping to join special group of Giants managers
Shinnosuke Abe is hopeful of guiding the Giants back to the Central League summit.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2023
Kodai Senga strikes out 12 as Mets rally past Diamondbacks
New York Mets rookie Kodai Senga (7-5) matched his career best of 12 strikeouts while tossing a career-high eight innings in his team's 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2023
With this Japanese ace, the ghost stories are true
Fans, teammates and even opponents are excited to see new Mets ace Kodai Senga's trademark 'ghost fork' — if they can manage to track it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 26, 2022
Mets' Kodai Senga well equipped to meet MLB challenge
“He's got Ohtani stuff on the mound. He's not hitting home runs, but on the mound, pitch-for-pitch, they have the same stuff.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 12, 2022
Mets continue to show willingness to spend with splurge for Kodai Senga
With Senga, 29, the Mets are buying in on a free-agent ace who has long desired a chance to prove himself against MLB's batters with his 'ghost fork.”
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 26, 2021
Aces Nick Martinez and Kodai Senga keeping Hawks' playoff hopes alive
The formidable duo will be a significant asset for SoftBank should it manage to earn a spot in the Pacific League's Climax Series.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Healthy Kodai Senga gives Samurai Japan a major — and unexpected — weapon at Olympics
While Senga's return to Samurai Japan didn't have the same fanfare that greeted starter Masahiro Tanaka on Monday, it was no less impactful.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Apr 12, 2021
Tigers hit ground running as Teruaki Sato continues to excite
Let’s all stand back for a minute and marvel at Teruaki Sato.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2020
Hawks cut Giants down to size in Game 1 of Japan Series
Dating back to 2018 against the Hiroshima Carp, the Hawks have now won nine straight Japan Series games as they attempt to win their fourth straight title.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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