Mets’ Kodai Senga set for return Friday vs. rival Braves: ‘I am ready to go’

Kodai Senga spent most of last season shining for a team going nowhere, but now will be thrust into a postseason race.

The Mets right-hander threw a bullpen session Tuesday at Yankee Stadium and later said he’s ready for Friday, when he is scheduled for his season debut against the Braves at Citi Field.

“Because the team is in such a great spot, I want to be a productive member of the team and continue to push the team toward the playoffs,” Senga said through his interpreter.

Senga, who began the season on the injured list after he was diagnosed with a right shoulder strain in spring training, had a rough final tune-up Sunday for Triple-A Syracuse but said he wasn’t concerned about the outing, in which he allowed five earned runs, needing 79 pitches over three innings.

“I was definitely working toward something, trying to figure out what I can and cannot do at that point,” Senga said. “But really just trying to understand myself. I think it was really productive.”

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Senga finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting last season after pitching to a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts with 202 strikeouts in 166 ¹/₃ innings.

“It’s been very difficult both mentally and physically,” Senga said of his rehab. “But now that I am ready to go, I want to put all that frustration toward the second half and perform.”

The Mets signed former Gold Glove outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse.

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Bradley played for Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns with the Brewers.

Bradley, 34, was playing for the independent Long Island Ducks this season.

“Another depth piece,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “I have seen this guy play really well at this level. It’s a credit to him that he went and played in the independent league to stay in the game and make some adjustments. We know … he can play defense.”

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Sean Reid-Foley faced hitters in live batting practice Monday and will progress to a minor league rehab appearance Thursday with Single-A Brooklyn, according to Mendoza.

The righty reliever has been rehabbing a right shoulder impingement for the last month.

Reed Garrett has begun throwing and said it was possible he will get on a mound this weekend.

Garrett is rehabbing from right elbow inflammation.

The Mets recalled lefty reliever Alex Young from Syracuse to take Christian Scott’s roster spot.

Scott was placed on the IL with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

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