However, it's hard not to call Kodai Senga an ace, given that his 1.47 ERA is the best in all of baseball right now. But in that case, it initially seemed like the Mets might be without their ace for some time after Senga suffered a hamstring strain while covering first base in the sixth inning of the Mets' June 12 game against the Washington Nationals.

New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga, the major league ERA leader, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his right hamstring, hours after he was placed on the 15-day injured list

While Friday's MRI showed "relatively good news" on right-hander Kodai Senga's hamstring strain, the major league leader in ERA still is set to miss at least a month, manager Carlos Mendoza indicated.

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Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on June 14, 2025 on ESPN.

The Mets are concerned about how poorly Frankie Montas is pitching during his minor-league rehab outings. Frankie says relax. “I feel pretty good,” Montas said on Saturday. “Nothing hurts. Nothing’s bothering me.