Over the winter, the Mets hired Desi Druschel away from the New York Yankees as an assistant pitching coach. Having an assistant allows the Mets to further share the ever-evolving information with their pitchers. Druschel’s presence also takes some responsibilities off of Hefner.

Kodai Senga was not at the peak of his abilities in his start on Tuesday, but still looked promising for the year despite the Mets' eventual loss.

Kodai Senga’s first start of his 2025 MLB season got off to a horrible start, allowing two runs on two hits in just four pitches. But he managed to strike out eight in five innings as the Mets fell 4-2 to the Miami Marlins.