Right-handed starting pitcher Kodai Senga accepted an option to Triple-A Syracuse and catcher Francisco Alvarez will return to the Mets from his rehab assignment, the club announced on Friday ahead of a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. Senga, 32, has pitched to a 6.56 ERA since the All-Star break, and after his last outing, manager Carlos Mendoza said, “we’ll see...
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Francisco Alvarez sprained the UCL in his right thumb last month and suffered a small fracture in his left pinky finger when he was hit by a pitch last week. No matter. He hit a 405-foot grand slam Wednesday and caught a whole game for the second straight night (though he did allow a passed ball) in Triple-A Syracuse’s 10-2 win over Buffalo. The Mets are hopeful he can return to the big...
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Struggling ace Kodai Senga’s next start could be in the minor leagues, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic. The Mets are thinking of several options, sources told Sammon. Senga would have to accept a minor-league assignment, according to his contract. The pitcher said Tuesday that he is willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win, Sammon reported. “I mean...
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Luis Torrens sees the “flair of a superstar,” Carlos Mendoza liked the way he attacked and Pete Alonso took notice of the way rookie Nolan McLean prepared between starts. McLean shook off a poor first inning to strike out seven in six innings, leading the Mets to a 12-5 victory at Detroit on Tuesday and becoming the first Mets pitcher to win his first four career starts. His 28...
Read MoreYou’d expect the 30-something-year-old veterans at the top of the rotation to be dependable and the rookies to be finding their way. But Sean Manaea was hit hard (3 2/3 innings, five runs, eight hits) Monday in Detroit a day after Kodai Senga gave up five runs of his own in a loss to the Marlins. The pair both returned from injury in July but neither have returned to form. “I have...
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