LONDON — New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga will not make his season debut until after the All-Star break, manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday.
“It's fair to say,” Mendoza said in response to a question about the law's rehabilitation timeline.
The Mets are in London for a two-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Senga, 31, has been sidelined with a capsule strain in his throwing shoulder. But he has started throwing longs.
“Hopefully I can start throwing bullpens sometime early next week,” Mendoza said.
Senga went 12-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts for the Mets last year, making the NL All-Star Game during his first season in the majors after arriving from Japan. He struck out 202 batters in 166⅓ innings, finishing second for NL Rookie of the Year and seventh in Cy Young Award voting.
