Kodai Senga, who signed with the New York Mets this winter as a free agent, on Thursday displayed his long frustration with the SoftBank Hawks’ front office over the team’s annual refusal to post him.
In an Instagram post, Senga clarified some comments of his that were recently aired on TV, about his not being concerned about winning or losing, but the real meat was saved for the organization, whose owner, Masayoshi Son, has steadfastly refused to allow players to be posted.
There was more free agent news on Monday, when we also learned that the park that wasn’t built exactly right according to Nippon Professional Baseball may not need to be remodeled after the 2023 season after all because Japan’s application of rules resembles nothing so much as it does a game of telephone.
One comes and one goes
On Friday, SoftBank Hawks ace Kodai Senga reached an agreement on a five-year $75 million deal with the New York Mets, according to MLB.com. The Hawks don’t get a penny because posting is not in their business plan, but like the Mets, a few million dollars here and there isn’t going to cause the too much grief.
