Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Sean Manaea was born February 1, 1992, in Valparaiso, Indiana. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Healthy in time for spring training in 2014, the Royals assigned Manaea to the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, with the plan to limit him to 150 innings pitched for the 2014 season. Manaea had a 7–8 record with a 3.11 ERA in 25 games started, leading the Carolina League with 146 strikeouts. He missed the beginning of the 2015 season with abdominal and groin injuries. After making four starts for Wilmington, Manaea received a promotion to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League in July.

On April 21, 2018, Manaea no-hit the Boston Red Sox 3-0 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, becoming the first Athletics pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Dallas Braden's perfect game in 2010. He struck out 10 and walked two. With a .894 winning percentage, the Red Sox had the best record, at the time, of any team to be no-hit in baseball history. Manaea and Manny Machado were named the AL's Co-Players of the Week for the week ending April 22. In his next start against the Houston Astros on April 27, 2018, Manaea pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven as the A's won 8–1.

On December 16, 2022, Manaea signed a two-year, $25 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.

Manaea signed a two-year deal with the New York Mets for the 2024-2025 seasons.