Major League Baseball announced four new National League All-Stars who have been selected to replace pitchers who are not pitching in the 2023 All-Star Game on Saturday. Those pitchers include Mets rookie Kodai Senga replacing Marcus Stroman; Alex Cobb replacing Bryce Elder; Craig Kimbrel replacing Devin Williams; and Corbin Burnes replacing Spencer Strider.
We have a collection of new NL All-Stars who replace pitchers who will not pitch in the #AllStarGame:
– Kodai Senga will replace Marcus Stroman
– Alex Cobb will replace Bryce Elder
– Craig Kimbrel will replace Devin Williams
– Corbin Burnes will replace Spencer Strider pic.twitter.com/dnTdmYV4Of— MLB (@MLB) July 8, 2023
Senga has been impressive in his rookie season, and is 7-5 with a 3.31 ERA. He has pitched in 16 games this season and has struck out 113 batters 89.2 innings pitched. Senga also leads all Mets’ starters with a 125 ERA+.
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Senga’s ERA has been its lowest over the course of his last seven games. He is 3-2, with a 2.59 ERA. Over the course of 41.2 innings pitched, he has given up 12 runs but struck out 52.
His best outing of the season came on July 5 against Arizona, where he threw eight strong innings in which he gave up just one earned run on four hits, while striking out 12.
Senga joins Pete Alonso on the National League roster. Both will head to Seattle this week to prepare for Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
