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Only the Mets, right? With baseball activities only just getting underway, bad news has arrived at the New York Mets doorstep, as staff ace Kodai Senga is expected to miss Opening Day due to what has been described as arm fatigue. More specifically, according to Team President David Stearns, Senga is suffering from a mild strain of his posterior capsule in the back of his right shoulder. There is no time table for his return, yet the Mets executive stressed there is no need to worry; the Mets expect Senga to pitch significant innings this year.  “We don’t expect Opening Day, but I do expect him to make a bunch of starts for us this year,” Stearns explained to reporters down in Port St. Lucie. “This is not a surgical-type problem. This is something with rest and treatment — potentially an injection — that can move this forward.” The news is certainly going to make Mets fans groan. They are used to news like this. From Jacob deGrom’s mysterious elbow injuries that left ...

 The 2024 NHL Stadium Series has come and gone, and what a weekend it was.  More than 150,000 fans packed MetLife Stadium over two evenings to see two crucial regular season hockey games in the middle of February, and were treated to the best the sport has to offer. On Saturday the Devils outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3, while the Rangers stormed back from a 4-1 deficit to shock the Islanders 6-5 seconds into overtime on Sunday night. Getty Images It's one thing to see either 18,000 revelers packed inside Madison Square Garden, the UBS Arena, or the Prudential Center, it is quiet another when 79,000 people are going nuts inside a football stadium, when Mika Zibanejad nails the game tying goal from the corner post. On Friday players from the Rangers and Devils spoke to the media about how playing in the outdoor games brought back memories of their childhood playing on ponds and lakes while growing up. On Sunday, those emotions bubbled up for the Blue Shirts. "I to hold ba...

  In front of an electric crowd of more than 70,000 the New Jersey Devils put on a show in the opener of the NHL Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium, taking down the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3. The win improves Jersey to 28-22-4. With 60 points, the Devils are now within two points of a wild card slot. Getty Images   Nico Hischier led the way for Jersey with a pair of goals, including the opening goal of the game just 32 seconds into the first period to give the Devils an early 1-0.  Jersey didn't waste much time setting the tone further when Tyler Toffoli tapped in his 24th goal of the season to make it 2-0 in the 13th minute. The second period proved to be much wilder. Four goals combined, including three scores in a two minute span. Owen Tippett accounted for the Flyers two scores in the period, but in between back-to-back scores by the Devils Brendan Smith and Nathan Bastian in a matter of  72 seconds gave Jersey a 4-2 advantage as intermission hit.   Jersey's of...