Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kodai Senga was born January 30, 1993, in Gamagōri, Aichi, Japan. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

In 2022, Senga went 11-6 in 22 games pitched, a personal best 1.94 ERA (as a starter), and 156 strikeouts in 144 innings pitched as the Hawks returned to the postseason but lost the Pacific League pennant to the Orix Buffaloes via tiebreaker. In the 2022 Pacific League Climax Series, Senga pitched 12 scoreless innings in two starts, helping propel the Hawks past the Lions in the First Stage and preventing the Hawks from getting swept by the Buffaloes in the Final Stage. Following the Pacific League Climax Series, Senga formally announced his intentions to exercise his international free agent rights and play in Major League Baseball in 2023.

On December 17, 2022, Senga signed a 5-year, $75 million contract with the New York Mets.

On April 2, 2023, he made his major league debut against the Miami Marlins. He earned his first career victory after pitching 5 1/3 innings, giving up 1 run and striking out 8 Miami batters in a 5-1 Mets win.