Updated Post: May 24 at 4:31 p.m.
Before Friday’s game against the San Francisco Giants, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Kodai Senga will be shut down for three to five days after an MRI revealed inflammation in his triceps.
The right-handed starting pitcher will receive a cortisone shot and be reevaluated in the coming days with hopes of further progressing in his rehab from a shoulder injury he suffered during spring training that has kept him out of action up to this point in the season.
Updated Post: May 20 at 4:41 pm
In a pregame interview, manager Carlos Mendoza noted that RHP Kodai Senga experienced tricep tenderness yesterday and did not throw his scheduled bullpen session. The team hopes that Senga can throw a bullpen sometime by the end of the week.
It’s yet another setback in Senga’s return to Queens, who has been out since Spring Training with a shoulder capsule strain. Just a couple of weeks after facing live hitters, Mendoza commented that Senga was dealing with inconsistencies in his command. Before facing live batters again, Senga would need to improve on those to reduce the risk of re-injury.
Original Post: May 20 at 4:07 pm
The New York Mets made a flurry of roster moves Monday ahead of their series opener in Cleveland. The first transaction was activating RHP Tylor Megill from the 15-day IL. To accommodate Megill, the Mets optioned RHP Grant Hartwig to Triple-A Syracuse.
Megill landed on the IL after only one start in 2024 with a right shoulder strain. He made his start during Opening Week against the Brewers, pitching just four innings and allowing three hits, two runs (one earned), three walks and four strikeouts. He holds a lifetime 4.68 ERA through just over 267 innings pitched with 259 strikeouts.
Hartwig, meanwhile, has struggled during his brief stint with the big league team. In just two May appearances, he allowed four runs (three earned), five hits, two walks and three strikeouts in just under four innings pitched. His ERA on the season sits at 6.75.
The team then traded RHP Yohan Ramírez to the Dodgers for cash considerations a little under a week after he was designated for assignment. This is the second time this season the Mets designated Ramírez and then flipped him for cash, the first time coming with the Orioles in April. He only made two appearances in his second stint with New York, pitching three innings and striking out five batters. He gave up no runs on two hits.
Lastly, the Mets released INF Joey Wendle after designating him for assignment. Wendle was the most notable transaction last week, as his absence now leaves Brett Baty as the emergency shortstop. However, with Mark Vientos mashing in Triple-A and J.D. Martinez at the DH spot, Wendle’s place on the roster became a ticking clock.
