BIOGRAPHY
Matt Manning was born January 28, 1998, in Elk Grove, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Manning attended Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. He played baseball and basketball in high school, and considered dropping baseball to focus on basketball after his freshman year. He began to focus on his pitching in his junior year. By his senior year, when he had a 1.91 earned run average (ERA) and 77 strikeouts in 40 1⁄3 innings pitched, his fastball could reach 99 miles per hour (159 km/h). He committed to attend Loyola Marymount University to play college baseball and college basketball.
In 2017, Manning began the season in extended spring training, and spent time with both the Connecticut Tigers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League and the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League, pitching to a combined 4–2 record and 3.18 ERA in 14 total starts between both teams. In 2018, he played for West Michigan, the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League. He represented the Tigers at the 2018 All-Star Futures Game, striking out fellow Tigers' prospect Dawel Lugo.
On June 15, 2021, it was announced that Manning would be promoted to the major leagues for the first time and make his MLB debut on June 17 as the starting pitcher against the Los Angeles Angels. In his debut, Manning pitched five innings, allowing two runs and striking out three.
Manning started the 2022 season in the Tigers rotation. On August 24, Manning pitched six shoutout innings with a career-high eight strikeouts in a win over the San Francisco Giants.
