The next week to week and a half should reveal whether there is hope that Kodai Senga can be a factor for the Mets in the postseason. 

Senga has not thrown in an upright stance since suffering a high-grade left calf strain in his only game of the season on July 26. 

Three weeks later, Senga has been able to keep his arm in motion but never while standing on his two feet.

The Mets hope their 2023 ace will be able to begin throwing regularly, without any immobilization, over the next week to 10 days, president of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday. 

The Mets have held out hope that Senga — who is on the 60-day injured list and not eligible to be activated until the end of September — could be ready at some point during what they hope will be a playoff run.

Stearns said he will not know the likelihood of that possibility until Senga can be upright and throwing. 

The righty entered camp as the undisputed ace of the club but did not debut until July because of a right shoulder capsule strain and several setbacks during his rehab.

He looked like himself in his lone game — striking out nine over 5 ⅓, two-run innings — before racing off the mound on a pop-up and falling to the grass in obvious pain.

Stearns said the Mets had not found any explanation for the calf strain other than, “This is a freak lower-body injury for a pitcher.”