Senga's Ace Showing in Mets Debut

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome to MLB News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Kodai Senga's 2025 season with the Mets was rough, full of injuries and inconsistency that landed him in the miners after a hamstring, pull in June. But in his 2026 debut against the Cardinals this week, the 33-year-old Ridey flashed Ace potential again, tossing six innings, with just two earned runs on four hits, nine strikeouts, all on 92 pitches. The Mets lost three nothing due to zero run support, but Senga kept them close throughout. He ramped his fastball up to 99.2 miles per hour, topping his max bellow from last year, and racked up 17 whiffs with his full. Mix of cutters, sliders, and foreball. Manager Carlos Mendoza raved about the sustained velocity into the 90s, and how the movement on his off-speed stuff keeps headers guessing. Fans and analysts lit up social media with clips of his triple-digit heat closing out innings.

1:00Senga himself sounded pumped after the game, talking about reading hitters better and building from here. Still, health and workload remained big question marks after last-year struggles. If he stays sharp like this, the Mets could have a killer 5-man rotation locked in early. One star down, plenty more to prove, but it's a solid step forward.