Manaea's Low-Velo Relief Stint

On March 30th, Sean Manea kicked off his season with the Mets in relief against the pirates,

holding them scoreless in a tight 4-3, 10 inning loss at Cityfield.

He did his job perfectly, keeping the game tied through the 7th and 8th, but his fastball

velocity sat at just 88.7 miles.

Per hour way down from 91.7 last year, he came in mid-7th with a runner-on, got a ground

out to end the frame, then struck out 2 in the 8th while pitching around a couple walks.

His change up in sweeper dropped over 2 miles per hour too, even in shorter relief stints

where pitchers often ramp up.

Manager Carlos Mendoza dug the deception that snagged four swings and misses, but admitted

they're tracking those radar readings closely.

Manea stays confident, pointing to his clean bill of health after last year's oblique

in Elbow Woes, he's pitched low velo before and says reps will.

Right now, he's bullpened bound with the rotation, healthy and off days in play.

Trailing starters like Freddie Peralta, Nolan McLean, Kodai Sanga, David, Peterson and

Clay Holmes.

That $50 million deal runs through next season, so the Mets are monitoring every pitch.

Manea is adjusted to relief roles in the past and plans to do it again, buying time until

his arm heats up and opens a rotation door.

That wraps New York Mets News today, brought to you with AI.

I'm Corey with The Story.