New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga had a platelet-rich plasma injection in his ailing right shoulder and won't throw for at least three weeks, all but sealing that he won't take the mound as the team's Opening Day starter.
Manager Carlos Mendoza on Sunday told reporters that Senga had returned to spring training camp in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after traveling to New York for diagnosis and treatment.
The 31-year-old Senga was diagnosed with a moderate posterior capsule strain in his pitching shoulder after an MRI test last Wednesday. Mendoza said the hope is the shot will accelerate the healing.