NEW YORK -- In the closing days of the 2025 season, the man famous for his ghost fork followed the Mets like a specter.

Kodai Senga , whom the Mets had demoted to Triple-A Syracuse earlier in September, returned to be around the team during its final three games in Miami. The Mets did not activate him, nor did they intend to. According to a person briefed on the situation, the Mets simply wanted Senga to stay ready in case they made the playoffs and suffered multiple rotation injuries. At that point, team officials would have debated whether to call up Senga, Justin Hagenman or Brandon Waddell.

Compare that situation to the same timeframe in 2023, when Senga was making his five-year, $75 million contract look like a steal. He was a National League All-Star who finished second in Roo

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