Hold on to your hamstring. Argh! ERA No. 1 Mets Mays Down, Worst Of It's Season Outalonso, It's Not Your Fault

Jun 13, 2025

New York Mets Senga Godai took the mound against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on the 13th (Korea time) and collapsed with right hamstring pain immediately after leading CJ Abrams to a groundout to the first base and entering and out the base cover after one out in the top of the sixth inning. AP Yonhap News

Pete Alonso (left) and Jeff McNeil look worried about the injury to Senga Godai. ImagesYonhap News

New York Mets Senga Godai, famous for 'Ghost Forkball', was injured during the game and is on the verge of suspending the season.

Senga started in the home game against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on the 13th (Korea time), and injured his right hamstring when CJ Abrams grounded out to first base after one out in the top of the sixth inning.

Senga, who induced Abrams to ground out with a cutter in the middle of 92.8 miles on the second pitch from a one-ball, quickly ran to first base when the ball flowed toward first base, jumped and caught the ball thrown high by first baseman Pete Alonso, stepped on the base and out the batter.

However, immediately after landing on the base, Senga fell, touching his right thigh. The injury did not appear to be light with a painful look on his face. Two trainers came out and looked at Senga's condition before eventually taking him into the dugout.

MLB.com said, "'Senga Godai, who has been throwing questions about her health for the past 16 months, has fallen back into uncertainty.'" The Mets will have to see the results of tomorrow's MRI examination to find out the extent of Senga's injury. Manager Carlos Mendoza said he would be on the 15-day injured list.

Senga Godai is suffering from hamstring pain. ImagesYonhap News

Mendoza told local media, `It's hard to predict, but it's clear that he's hurt. I fell down touching my hamstring. Unfortunately, this is the scene I saw last year as well. We will know only when we see the results of the examination tomorrow." There are also complaints from fans that Senga's injury is due to Alonso's bad pitches.

MLB.com said `Alonso's teammates flocked around him to encourage him, and the team won six consecutive games, but it was no comfort to the first baseman.' In other words, if Alonso's throw had been accurate, Senga would not have been hurt.

Senga pitched five ⅔ innings of one hit, one walk, five strikeouts and no runs, leading to a 4-3 victory and seven wins (three losses) this season. The ERA was further lowered to 1.47, maintaining the top total in both leagues in this category. Senga has thrown 73 ⅔ innings this season with 31 walks, 70 strikeouts, a 0.195 hit rate and a WHIP of 1.11.

If he votes for the NL Cy Young Award now, Senga could compete with Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Skins (91 innings, 1.88, 92 strikeouts), Los Angeles Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto (73 ⅔ innings, 2.20, 86 strikeouts), San Francisco Giants Logan Webb (87 ⅓ innings, 2.58, 101 strikeouts), Philadelphia Phillies Jack Wheeler (82 innings, 2.85, 101 strikeouts), Washington Nationals McKinsey Gore (81 ⅓ innings, 2.88, 114 strikeouts).

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Last year, Senga injured his leg while playing defense, not pitching. Senga, who spent the season on the IL with a shoulder injury last year, returned on July 29 and pitched against the Atlanta Braves. However, he guided Austin Riley to an infield fly in the top of the sixth inning and moved toward first base while looking at the ball I suddenly fell down. At that time, the injured area was the left scapula. In the end, Senga was listed on the IL again and ended the season early. He returned to the postseason and threw three games, but gave up six hits and seven walks in a total of five innings, allowing seven runs and lowering his head. It wasn't a 100% recovery.

The Mets also postponed his first appearance of the season to the fifth game during spring training earlier this year, expressing concern about Senga's health, and have been managing Senga's physical strength by using six starters because they judged it would be impossible to take the mound after a four-day break.

Senga has continued to take the mound after a five-day rest without fail this season, scoring zero non-book points in six of his 13 appearances so far.

A hamstring injury requires a considerable amount of time to recover. In the worst case scenario, you should take a few months off. MLB.com says 'Hamstring injuries vary widely depending on their extent. If it's a mild case, it recovers in a few days, but if it's serious, you have to devote months to rehabilitation. Senga said he should take at least 15 days off.