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NY Mets: Kodai Senga introduces Jordan Walker to the ghost

Kodai Senga struggled a bit with his location and the pitch clock in his NY Mets debut, which was to be expected given the pressure of the moment and that it was his first time throwing with such a device.

“[I felt] very rushed in the beginning,” Senga said. “I thought if I had more time to spare at the end, I could get settled in. But [the clock] just kind of ended up rushing everything, including my mechanics.”

Senga introduced his ghost forkball to an American audience this past weekend, and it was glorious. While Senga admittedly did not throw the breaking pitch all that often in hopes of saving it for the regular season.

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Jordan Walker spring training stats don’t matter to Kodai Senga

Jordan Walker, the Cardinals star prospect, was the first victim of the ghost forkball. Let it be known throughout baseball history. In spring training, Walker is hitting .429 with three home runs and six RBIs. He has six runs as well.

“[There have been] a lot of meetings inside on what pitches to use,” said Senga.

Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals was impressed with Senga’s stuff, especially once he settled down in second inning. Mets manager Buck Showalter stated much of the same, but did admit that Senga must adjust to the pitch clock much as he did to other rules in Japan. It’s the way of the game.