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Kodai Senga

千賀滉大
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1993 in Gamagori, Japan
Acquired: as a free agent, December 2022

 

Had a superb career in Japan, paving his way to apparently becoming the final touch to the Mets' dominant-looking but ultimately underperforming 2023 rotation.  The '23 debacle was not in any way Kodai's fault, though, as his rookie season was simply splendid.  His second campaign in New York was not nearly as successful, since he didn’t even appear until after the All-Star break, then came back triumphantly, and immediately returned to the injured list.   In his third Mets season, he was leading the league in ERA in early June, but a nice fielding play turned into a strained hamstring, and another trip to the IL.  Mr. Senga is shown here on 2021 Topps NPB, and several more Japanese cards are featured below.

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PITCHING RECORD (through ASB; team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG     IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
==========================================================================
2023 *METS*  29 29  0  166.1 12  7  .632 126  60  55  202  77   0  0  2.98
2024 *METS*   1  1  0    5.1  1  0 1.000   2   2   2    9   1   0  0  3.38
2025 *METS*  14 14  0   77.2  7  3  .700  55  15  12   74  33   0  0  1.39
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CAREER TOTS  44 44  0  249.1 20 10  .667 183  77  69  285 111   0  0  2.49

season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Pitcher of the Year

JAPANESE PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG     IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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2012 SfB PL   2  2  0    4.2  0  1  .000   7   7   5    1   8   0  0  9.64
2013 SfB PL  51  0  0   56.1  1  4  .200  32  16  15   85  26   0  1  2.40
2014 SfB PL  19  0  0   22.2  1  1  .500  17   5   5   28   5   0  0  1.99
2015 SfB PL   4  3  0   22.1  2  1  .667   9   2   1   21  10   0  0  0.40
2016 SfB PL  25  -  3  169.0 12  3  .800 125  52  49  181  53   0  0  2.61
2017 SfB PL  22 22  0  143.0 13  4  .765 107  47  42  151  46   0  0  2.64
2018 SfB PL  22  -  1  141.0 13  7  .650 116  57  55  163  58   1  0  3.51
2019 SfB PL  26  -  2  180.1 13  8  .619 134  60  56  227  75   2  0  2.79
2020 SfB PL  18  -  1  121.0 11  6  .647  90  37  29  149  57   0  0  2.16
2021 SfB PL  13  -  0   84.2 10  3  .769  60  25  25   90  27   0  0  2.66
2022 SfB PL  22  -  1  144.0 11  6  .647 103  37  31  156  49   0  0  1.94
==========================================================================
CAREER TOTS 224 27  8 1089.0 87 44  .664 800 345 313 1252 414   3  1  2.59

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

2014 BBM Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

2019 Epoch

2020 BBM Icons Fireballers

2022 BBM Cross Grotto

 

2014 BBM Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks #H22 (Japanese)
2014 Calbee #025 (Japanese)

2016 BBM #337 (Japanese)

2019 Epoch NPB Baseball #049 (Japanese)

2020 BBM #394 (Japanese)
2020 BBM #554 (Proud Ace; Japanese)
2020 BBM Icons Fireballer #05 (Japanese)
2020 Epoch Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Rookies & Stars #12 (Japanese)

2021 BBM #009 (Japanese)
2021 Topps NPB #67 (Japanese)

2022 BBM 1st Version #252
2022 BBM 2nd Version Cross Grotto #CG64 (Japanese)

2023 Topps Big League

2025 Topps Stars of Japan

2023 Bowman #75 (RC)
2023 Topps #362 (RC)
2023 Topps Big League #101 (RC)

2024 Topps #292 (All-Rookie Team)

2025 Topps Stars of Japan #SOJ-10


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