Mets breathe massive sigh of relief as Kodai Senga's hamstring strain avoided the worst
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Kodai Senga caused a mini panic for the Mets when he collapsed behind first base on Friday Night, but the club provided an update on the ace that could only be described as the best-case scenario: a Grade 1 right-hamstring strain.
Senga will be shut down from throwing for approximately two weeks before being re-evaluated, a timeframe that allows for a late-June or early-July return and spares New York the specter of yet another long-term rotation hole.
Kodai Senga's hamstring strain diagnosed as Grade 1 in major injury relief
With a Grade 1 strain few muscle fibers are torn, and minor discomfort will typically result without a major loss of strength or range of motion. According to medical guidelines, mild cases of hamstring pulls can take anywhere from 10–14 days to heal if the inflammation is controlled in the first few days and progressive stretching starts as soon as the pain subsides.
Inquirer: The initial prognosis provided reason for optimism, which manager Carlos Mendoza expressed when asked about it.
'That the scan came back, and we breathed a little bit. It's a short-term blow, but it's still a blow."
The right-hander has been brilliant, posting a 1.47 ERA and 102 strikeouts to 26 walks in 13 starts. Club trainers will turn their attention to their eccentric strengthening and core activation work to protect against a re-injury — a specific area of attention considering Senga's history of minor lower‑body tweaks since his arrival from Japan.
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Mets rotation decisions impacted by Kodai Senga hamstring strain
Innings will again be tasked with the duty of shouldering depth pieces. Paul Blackburn, who recently transitioned to the bullpen, is slated to return to a starting role while Senga recovers. Rehabbing right‑handers Frankie Montas (lat) and Sean Manaea (oblique) are expected to have minor‑league rehab starts next week, allowing the Mets to keep a six‑man rotation when the schedule tightens up later in the month.
Meanwhile, the club cannot afford many slip-ups.
A 7‑5 gut‑punch loss to Tampa Bay on Friday night, when the bullpen coughed up a five‑run lead, was the swift kick to the head, reminding that how fast momentum can turn without lockdown pitching at the back end of games.
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The first order of business for Senga is patience. Should the second evaluation reveal enough recovery, light jogging and flat‑ground tossing would come next before a short rehab assignment. Any semblance of his pre‑injury form would be a great in‑season addition—and the Mets know how lucky they were that the latest scare ended with a sigh of relief rather than a rewrite.
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