Senga's Blazing Fastball, Splitter Dazzle Mets

0:00On March 23rd, the New York Mets are generating buzz early in spring training with Kodai Senga touching 97 miles per hour on his fastball. Just three weeks into February, after signing him as their ace a few years back, the team hopes this signals a full return to form following injury setbacks. His velocity is already matching his best days, setting an optimistic tone for the season. Senga pairs that heat with a nasty splitter, often called a ghost fork, that drops 10 miles per hour and dies to the knees from the same release. Point, observers are raving about how unfair it looks against hitters, especially after seeing such high velo right out of the gate. In his rookie year back in 2023, Senga was dominant, an all-star who finished Top 10 in Sai Young voting and second for Rookie of. The year, he went 12 wins and seven losses with a 4.5 wins above replacement, striking out 202 batters over 166 innings. Injuries derailed him since then, barely pitching in 2024 with just a point one war, then seven in six last season in 2000.

1:0725, with 2.1 SWAR over 113 innings and 109 strikeouts. Fans and analysts are thrilled with these early signs, and as Senga stays healthy, he could anchor the Metz rotation as they chase a strong year. Aheyad, that's the story for today. New York Metz News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.