Kodai Senga Meets the New York Media

Newest Met Kodai Senga discusses his reason for choosing the New York Mets as well as his interactions with Buck Showalter and other Japanese MLB stars in his introductory press conference.




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[mypal]

Tempering my expectations for now. But let's give this guy some run support and this squad will deal damage this upcoming season.

[thebigboss]

Lets Kodais English was awesome! Much better than I could do in Japanese. Very excited to watch him pitch regardless of how he performs the guy has the spirit of a

[dwx]

Looking forward to seeing Senga San and every Mets player in general get to the finish line with a triumphant outcome. Also want to see the translators arm wrestle now

[trismaster]

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks fan here. Treat him well, New York! Hope Senga does well in the MLB!

[milesian]

I'm excited to have Kodai 千賀on the Mets. I love his openness with fans and savvy with social media. Glad he's a Met, but surprised at his choice since he's probably aware that the Mets have never been able to touch Darvish. Maybe that will change now that #34 is suiting up for the Metropolitans. #LFGM

[seen]

Very cool! Amazing that he did that n English, are you kidding me! This guy is going to be a huge spark plug! I think he will adapt to the NYC market quite well and hope that he can give us many great seasons on the bump! LGKodai!

[feliperomero]

Can’t wait to se my Phillies rock this guy all over the place..🤟🤟🤟
#RingTheBell