PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga took a step closer to being a mainstay near the top of the Mets rotation on Sunday, as he threw 50 pitches on a back field at Clover Park.
He faced minor league hitters and a slight dip in velocity, which assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel said was to be expected in that type of environment.
Druschel, who spent the past five years coaching in the Yankees system — including the past three on the major league staff — is still getting to learn about the right-hander.
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