Everything to Know About Kodai Senga

[@tomace9767]

Opening with Mike Francesca falling asleep to Sweeny was a thing of beauty

[@codygurnick6405]

Loving that Power Pros music Jolly.

[@jesuslover2481]

Mets finally got him 💙🧡

[@jamesesterline]

OMG all of the MLB Power Pros music made me so happy. Also the ghost forkball reminds me of Alvin's mirage knuckler from that game.

[@MaddMan621]

Came here for this, the MLB Power Pros music took me back haha

[@timbo2021]

also came here for this, i still play that game to this day

[@yellowflamegaulent3902]

Yeah it's a very underrated MLB game series I wish they brought it back to the States.

[@HiReZTrICks]

I was wondering why it sounded so familiar

[@warface999999999999]

MLB Power Pros was ahead of its time in 2007

[@MBrauny12]

the nostalgia of the music is unreal

[@sweetotb8301]

THIS VIDEO MADE ME SO HAPPY GO PADS

[@moonshine5757]

Your Mets prediction was spot on!

[@17AJ06]

I love that you use MLB Power Pros music in the background, major nostalgia trip❤️

[@davidschmitt4624]

We just gonna act like he didn’t use power pros music in the background. Absolute classic

[@detridge7157]

oh shit. Now I know what pitch I've been doing. Been using this same grip without knowing it was this pitch. I've heard about the pitch but never looked at the grip before. Fun to finally know what to call it.

[@deanrasco3216]

One more thing to know about him is he’s tipping the forkball.. once you see it you can’t unsee it.. peep the head movement before he throws off speed pitches but especially the fork

[@hobbobgob3236]

Awesome video! As someone who throws a forkball, I speak for all forkballers when I say that giving us some representation in the MLB will be great! Keep up the good work Jolly!

[@SpencerMahon]

I love that you're using the Power Pros Menu Music. I miss that game A LOT

[@Drodb4]

Bruh I watched this video not knowing it was jolly 😂😂 knew the voice was familiar

[@brettgold4502]

Welcome to New York bro!!

[@jackofallbaseball3735]

Great video Jolly! Always interesting to see videos on guys we haven't had a chance to watch in the MLB yet

[@bvd7517]

A very comprehensive look at a player most people haven't heard of before his posting. Interesting to see where he'll end up in MLB and how he'll transition from NPB.

[@SenorTortas]

Here's another comprehensive video I found that gets into the gritty nitty of Senga's pitch mix. It's done by a Cubs reporter kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpDYdGl_m7ONjrc

[@ringo3911]

Wasn't posted, is an International Free Agent.

[@bvd7517]

@@ringo3911 Yes, you are correct.

[@jenniferperrier7563]

He’s a Met

[@bvd7517]

@@rubytuesday4379 Yes, "most people haven't heard." Anyone who follows the NPB knows about him, but that is a small percentage of Americans.

[@alexcabanela1683]

The MLB Power Pros music has me beyond happy

[@jamesh6424]

I was thinking the same thing lol love that game

[@hotdigitydom]

Love the power pros music! I was wondering where I recognized it from lol

[@Bedrock1833]

Awesome video! Always love hearing about guys over in Japan coming over. I would absolutely love to see the Braves pick him up as their 5th starter

[@ninjavsme]

Always love your videos. But this one had a little extra spice thanks to the background music from MLB Power Pros. Nice touch.

[@shidditiddis]

The Japanese pitching motion is one of beauty

[@shidditiddis]

@@kumarg3598 I don’t give a fuck what you have to say, just want you to know

[@MeisterburgerBurgermeister]

@@kumarg3598 Who hurt you bro

[@ohpeep3723]

@@kumarg3598 Are you gae?

[@bzq122]

his reminds me of Tanaka. Tanaka was a bit more deliberate

[@emotionallesbian3503]

@@kumarg3598 pppffffttttttttt haha

[@TheTEN24]

Informative video, I’m curious to see where he’ll go to in the MLB

[@VegasLoungeAct]

That pitch, breaking down and in on RHB, which they're calling a ghost forkball, has the exact same movement that Daisuke Matsuzaka's supposed "gyroball" had.

[@jackmckean6246]

I love your content. Happy that your channel is growing. Keep making great videos!!

[@shamitsharma785]

Great video. Can we get one for Masataka Yoshida as well? Dude is like the Juan Soto of the NPB

[@bramhkristianto6901]

just 41 strikeout from 508 plate appearance was nasty

[@maa-boou]

吉田正尚はそんなにホームランもうたないし、足も遅い、二塁打やヒットの方が多いです

[@invisible8338]

@@maa-boou だからソトみたいって言われてるんやろ

[@maa-boou]

@@invisible8338 ソトは"MLB"キャリア 平均で20〜30安定してHR打ててる。（最多で34） 現地ファンのコメや、元オリのジョーンズの紹介によって吉田正尚は全盛期のソトに近いって言われてるから流石にそこまでの長打力は保証出来ないよってこと。 （NPBでもキャリア平均20なので） 海外向けの紹介動画でも豪快なHRやスイングシーンが使われたものが多くて、BOSファンは勘違いしてる人達が居るから、 この選手の良さは出塁率やコンタクト率、選球眼を評価して欲しいなと思います。 もちろん大谷のようにMLBでHRが劇的に増える可能性もあるのでそこは周りの指導環境や本人がうまくフィット出来るかにかかってますよね。

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Yoshida's performance in the World Baseball Classic was beautiful

[@connorhall867]

Love the video! Thank you for working hard to entertain us!

[@owensmith6505]

METS LEGEND RIGHT HERE

[@Nein1no]

About that elevated HR rate between 2016-2019, perfectly aligns with the HR rate going up overall in NPB those years due to the ball. The ball has been SUPER dead the past 2/3 seasons. So with that said, I'd estimate his HR rate to likely be around league average in MLB.

[@moe.ron4life399]

Good work on this, very glad he signed with the Mets! 💙LFGM🧡

[@D-a-go]

Great prediction. Excited to watch him pitch as a Mets fan. Cohens pockets run deeeep 💰

[@richboy7414]

Mets got him!Thanks Mr.Cohen !

[@michaelsherron5750]

woo hoo!!!! LGM!!!

[@dylangibbons8432]

He’s been great

[@Simsema89]

Didn't wanna watch this because wanted him to be a Met. Now i can watch

[@johnspadaro5442]

We did it Jolly.

[@croke835]

Future Mets legend

[@Leninade-ze7pd]

Who will win them a whopping total of 0 championships

[@joshward1331]

😂😂😂

[@Rymann_23]

He’s a Mariner actually

[@willmoe2190]

@@Rymann_23 no

[@JMonneeyy]

He’s a padre

[@mimichaten]

Nomo's forkball was insane. He achieved more than 230 strikeouts for three consecutive seasons (10.1 SO/9) from his mlb debut. The same goes for another Japanese forkballer, the former Mariners closer, Kaz Sasaki. His first three year's SO/9 was also more than 10.00. Both of them were Rookie of the Year.

[@reedl.wilton312]

As a Padres fan, I’m excited. Darvish, Musgrove, Snell, now Martinez, maybe Senga. That sounds pretty nuts to me. But we’ll just have to see. And I wish the best of luck to your Mets in the Senga Sweepstakes. Have a nice day everyone!

[@camerongremmels4270]

Padres have to worry about paying Soto rn maybe you get stripling

[@richardtickler5067]

@@camerongremmels4270 soto already said hes gonna test free agency no matter the contract offer. Get senga on a 5 year deal, win the world series next year then sign ohtani in the off season. Then trade soto for too prospects before hes a free agent

[@camerongremmels4270]

@@richardtickler5067 🤣 all that for him to leave

[@jorgev5183]

@@camerongremmels4270 well that’s kinda how free agency works

[@reno-san87]

@@richardtickler5067 Tell me you've never won a ring without telling me🤣🤣🤣

[@luisz3354]

The red glove!! Yes I remember this guy from the world classic! I was like I gotta follow this guy cause I really liked the way he pitched.

[@xKillZone99]

his forkball is lethal, and sometimes he switches to a splitter which screws batters up

[@Archemist03]

Love the mlb power pros background music my fav baseball video game it’s very obscure cool to see it recognized even in the smallest amount

[@tylerpipp2251]

The power pros music is a beautiful thing to hear

[@BrasilianFury]

Pretty insightful and fun video plus had to subscribe after hearing all of the MLB Power Pros music on the background.

[@scvete78]

Thanks Jolly as always.

[@BobGenghisKahn]

Love the MLB Power Pros music. Nice touch!

[@hb9008]

His first signing bonus was about $20,000/year Now he got $15,000,000/year offer! That's an unbelievable success.

[@DanA-hv1gk]

Your prediction aged wonderfully 💪🏼

[@mikej4505]

This is a new pitch? I was throwing this pitch 20 years ago when my dad wouldn't let me throw a curve until I was 16. It was my favorite pitch out of my 4, 4-seam, 2-seam, change up, and this "ghost fork." Arm velocity and angle are the exact same for all 4 pitches, which kept me competitive when I could barely break 80mph with the 4-seam. And I learned that pitch in like 6th grade. Granted, I never played in college or above, but it got me multiple one hitters in high school. Thought this was a more well-known pitch...

[@frankanon4450]

You nailed it! Great job! NY Mets fan here also :)

[@rafabrett6978]

Great video. Love the PowerPros music! 😄

[@coveythesadghost8585]

got kodai’s chrome rookie card, im just waiting 😈

[@matthewvanzandt6589]

Got that MLB power pros music in the background… i like that

[@frankwhite2230]

Well this aged well huh, welcome to Queens!!!

[@frozenrope08]

Big Mets fan. Fantastic info in case we get him. Thanks!

[@daryllcorbett9668]

Kodai Senga was my favourite hawks pitcher, hope the Yankees sign him, great video

[@um8440]

yanks need to worry about judge going to sf.

[@JMonneeyy]

He’s a padre

[@Katsos44]

I think the mariners with their pitcher development and looking to start making serious playoff pushes as well as their multiple other Japanese signees in the past are worth mentioning especially since they have already met with him, however if I was in his shoes idk why he wouldn’t sign with the padres

[@nickfury8973]

Nintendo USA still owns part of Mariners right?

[@DJ_107]

Had us in the first half ngl

[@adtemporary69]

Mariners management is ass backwards. They won’t make obvious decisions. Example when they won to clinch playoff, manager addressed crowd/fans proclaiming to build the team spend. Money and get quality young talent to have a lengthy push. All their signs in off season were players over 30 and only having bats and it’s not great players. Likely count mariners out. I do think mariners are eyeing Ohtani next year though.

[@khure711]

@@adtemporary69 all the mariners moves this offseason look to address a few holes 2B and OF while leaving a lot of cap space for Shohei. They still left that 5th rotation spot open for competition. They don’t have a true DH either so again Shohei for DH as well. I mean all signs point to Mariners making a very competitive team while building a team around Shohei.

[@adtemporary69]

@@khure711 that’s what I expected from them tbh but it’s just ironic how Jerry is quite frankly doing the opposite of what he said he would.

[@conmankershaw]

Hey Jolly I've got a video idea that is right up your alley. You should do a video on "seasons that could've been". Like seasons that started out on a historic pace that were cut short (deGrom's 2021 for example).

[@JollyOlive]

This is a good idea!

[@therealbs2000]

2001 pedro

[@therealbs2000]

1994 tuffy rhodes

[@ingenito919]

Matt Williams 1994 was on pace to break the home run record

[@problematicvg1694]

power pros music, a man of culture I see.

[@andrewbloom7694]

It's nuts that in a sport 150 years old there's still new developments like this. That pitch looks "Ohtani Splitter" lethal.

[@jsos9434]

Me, Giants Fan: we need to get this guy Also me: That pitch to Posey was inside

[@MRWATSiT2YA37]

First video of yours I’ve seen and it’s a no brainer subscribe

[@calebwilkerson11]

I’m here cuz I’m a Mets fan

[@SmartrBaseball]

The stuff and strikeout rate get you excited, but if his command stays shaky that could be a problem. Good sign that he's repeatedly worked on issues like his health/homeruns.

[@ryanduffy6089]

I love the MLB Power Pros background music

[@lmseal8459]

the mlb power pros music warms my heart

[@shaneturner1809]

Nice video. Hope he's wearing a Jays uniform next year

[@austintipton5125]

Love the mlb powerpros music in the background.

[@BackcountryPaddler]

You nailed it!! LGM!

[@neorock6135]

Come on Uncle Steve, sign him! He would make a great Met!

[@hoonetic]

Welcome to the Mets, Kodai Senga! 😊

[@ronaldtrunk7944]

there are some undiscovered phenoms in japan that are worthy of playing in MLB

[@zandervonmarko]

Are you doing one for Yoshida?

[@saltymanos]

Robert Coello has perfected the forkball and used it in MLB during his career. Watch the slime vids it’s a thing of beauty and usually a dead on strike that the catcher can’t catch and umpire can’t see.

[@johnpatton7533]

love how international baseball has become

[@walkyndeleon]

Excellent video👌

[@尾木パパ-y6h]

The Japanese league consists of the Pacific League and the Central League. Major Pacific League players ○Shohei Ohtani ○Yu Darvish ○Ichiro Suzuki Major Central League players ○Yoshimoto Tsutsugo ○Seiya Suzuki ○Kei Igawa Pacific League players tend to be active. And Kodai Senga is also one of the leading pitchers in the Pacific League.I'm sure you can expect a lot. In the Japan Series (World Series in Japan), the Central League is struggling with just one win in the past 13 games against the Pacific League. In Japan, the "Se" league (central league) is sometimes ridiculed as the "Se" cond league. What's funny is that Japan's most popular baseball team (Giants) belongs to the Second League.

[@thecmancan]

SENGA COMING TO THE METS!🤩🤩 #LFGM

[@noahcootz6735]

That npb strike zone looks mighty wide

[@miniyodadude6604]

As a mets fan, this video had made me very excited

[@rocjames8846]

excited to see him in a Mets uniform

[@Windyyyyyyyyy]

WELCOME TO THE METS KODAI

[@travisbickel13]

Well done!

[@walt-live6210]

That’s crazy that’s literally how I threw my split fast ball .it used to break like crazy . Lol did know what I was doing couldn’t get it to do it all the time

[@PMack5]

Mr. Jolly Olive can you do a video like this on Ohtani, maybe us Mets fans will get him too🙏🏾

[@teetoo3790]

I agree he is going to one of the coasts, either west or east.

[@friedrich1957]

If the grip you show at the beginning is what he is using, that's a fork ball. Elroy Face threw that in the 1950s for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then the split finger, a variation of the fork ball. Drops right off the table if throw correctly. If it hangs up, it gets drilled, very deep.

[@user-de1of7fe9d]

WELCOME TO QUEENS! LFGM!!

[@lgel725]

IT'S HAPPENING!!!! LFGM

[@Manga_Lloyd]

Serious question: how do high-profile foreign pitchers handle new catchers in the MLB? Is there an adjustment period, or is it not really a factor?

[@Johnnylowfive]

I think the mound and ball are bigger hurdles. I was a catcher and although you get better over time it doesn't take long at all to start building a repoire. Now Knuckle all pitchers are different as its a completely different game behind the plate. Some pitchers definitely refuse to pitch to certain guys and get a "personal catcher" but that's usually Cy Young level pitchers or real headcases

[@gamerdadperspective5935]

Just watched this video with Momma. Loved it. Guess it wasn't Met Fan Bias. LFGM

[@chaoscjc]

Great viedeo!

[@Gosox4572]

i think the sox having been a landing spot for asian pitchers could be in the race although they might not be going after big name pitchers

[@Jackmatt24]

Yo jolly, MLB Power Pros music in the background??? ⛽️🔥

[@RUKiddinMeHuh]

Great analysis. Welcome to the Mets Kodai

[@kwanwhitner7462]

We got him great

[@ezera7616]

KODAI SENGA, YOU'RE A NEW YORK MET!

[@jimmiwoltz6416]

I've seen that pitch before. R A. Dickey threw something similar before he became a knuckleballer. He called it "the thing"

[@oogieboogie5678]

It's a forkball 😂

[@armadillolover99]

@@oogieboogie5678 Dickey’s “the thing” pitch was also a forkball. He eventually used elements from that forkball to create his unique hard knuckleball.

[@oogieboogie5678]

@@armadillolover99 awesome, I only commented because the video made it seem as tho he created his own pitch but I pitched a little and recognized the forkball grip. They pretty much gave him credit for that pitch which is bs, it's been used longer than he's been alive 😂

[@LVL100RED]

So happy the Mets grabbed him! Cohen is going all in for the Mets baby!!!💯💯💯💯❤️

[@josiahmarshall7668]

MLB power pros music, I love it!

[@troutfanboy4149]

This would make an ELITE mlb the show card. No doubt

[@GregoryMichaelCarter]

Come play for these Astros. We love developing young pitchers.

[@markm4273]

We know you love to cheat!

[@bodyisablade]

MLB POWER PROS MUSIC IN THE VIDEO!!!! My favorite video game ever!!! 1:00