NEW YORK (AP) — Mets right-hander Kodai Senga faced hitters Monday for the first time since hurting his shoulder, throwing 21 pitches of live batting practice against minor leaguers at Citi Field.
Senga told reporters he'll face batters two more times before beginning a minor league rehab assignment. He said he thinks he'll be able to return from the injured list right around when he's eligible on May 27, or soon afterward.
New York's top starter, Senga has been sidelined since early in spring training. He is on the 60-day IL with a right shoulder capsule strain.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was encouraged by Senga's mound session.
“The way the ball was coming out, there was no hesitation. He was just letting it loose, using all his pitches,” Mendoza said. “Since he went down, the thing that I've been saying is, how's he going to bounce back? The biggest thing is tomorrow and the following day. But so far, he looked pretty sharp today.”
The 31-year-old Senga is scheduled to face hitters again Friday, but Mendoza said the Mets will be flexible and give him an extra day of rest anytime he might need it throughout his progression.
Senga went 12-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts for the Mets last year, making the NL All-Star team during his first season in the majors after arriving from Japan. He struck out 202 batters in 166 1/3 innings, finishing runner-up for NL Rookie of the Year and seventh in Cy Young Award voting.
Senga is in the second season of a $75 million, five-year contract he signed with the Mets after pitching in Japan for 11 seasons.
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FILE - New York Mets' Kodai Senga, of Japan, pitches during the first inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, Sept. 27, 2023, in New York. Senga faced hitters Monday, April 29, 2024, for the first time since hurting his shoulder, throwing 21 pitches of live batting practice against minor leaguers at Citi Field. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares retreated Tuesday, even as most U.S. stock indexes finished higher, especially technology issues like Nvidia.
France's CAC 40 lost 0.7% in early trading to 8,137.16, while Germany's DAX declined 0.3% to 18,704.35. Britain's FTSE 100 fell nearly 0.4% to 8,393.84.
The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down less than 0.1% and the S&P 500 future was virtually unchanged.
In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to 38,946.93. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 7,851.70. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.7% to 2,724.18. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dove 2.1% to 19,220.62, while the Shanghai Composite shed 0.4% to 3,157.97.
In Asia, investors are focused on signs about the health of Chinese economy. S&P Global Market Intelligence raised this year's growth forecast to 4.8% from 4.7% in April, but stressed it was not overly optimistic.
“The overall outlook of a tepid economic recovery remains unchanged, with the expansion supported by enhanced policy stimulus, strengthening external demand and gradually improving private-sector confidence,” it said in a report.
Hopes are growing that the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates this year as inflation cools. More reports showing big U.S. companies are earning fatter profits than expected also boosted stock prices.
This week has few top-tier economic reports, like last week’s headliner that showed inflation may finally be heading back in the right direction following a discouraging start to the year. But some potentially market-moving reports on corporate profits are on the calendar.
Atop them all is Nvidia, whose rocket ride amid a frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology has been a major reason for the S&P 500’s gains over the last year. It will report its latest quarterly results on Wednesday, and expectations are high. Analysts are forecasting its revenue more than tripled to $24.59 billion from a year earlier.
Its stock climbed 2.5% to bring its gain for the year so far to 91.4%.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes from its latest meeting, where it again held its main interest rate at the highest level in more than two decades.
In other trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 87 cents to $78.93 a barrel. Brent crude the international standard declined 64 cents to $83.07 a barrel.
The U.S. dollar edged down to 156.15 Japanese yen from 156.27 yen. The euro cost $1.0864, up from $1.0861.
FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Thursday, May, 16, 2024, in New York. World stocks have advanced on Monday, May 20, 2024, after U.S. stock indexes drifted near their records on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing above 40,000 for the first time. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
A person walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, second left, in red, at a securities firm Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
An electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, is seen on the display of a securities firm Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
People walk past an electronic stock board showing Japan's sectors' stock indexes at a securities firm Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly fell Tuesday, even as most U.S. stock indexes finished higher, especially technology issues like Nvidia. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
A person walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, center, at a securities firm Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Tokyo. Asian shares mostly fell Tuesday, even as most U.S. stock indexes finished higher, especially technology issues like Nvidia. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
