Sean Manaea
Sean Manaea was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States on February 1st, 1992 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 32, Sean Manaea biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Sean Anthony Manaea ( m?-NY-?)
(born February 1, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).At Indiana State University, he played college baseball. Manaea was dubbed the best prospect in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2012 while attending Indiana State.
Manaea was selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 34th pick in the 2013 MLB draft, and he was traded to the Athletics during the 2015 season.
He debuted in baseball in 2016 and pitched a no-hitter on April 21, 2018.
Personal life
Faaloloi, Manaea's father, went from American Samoa to Hawaii and was stationed in Indiana, where he later settled. Following his military service, Faaloloi worked for the Inland Steel Company. Opal's mother, Opal, is a factory worker. Manaea has two older brothers: a half-brother from his father's first marriage and a complete brother. Dane, one of his brothers, is serving in the US Navy.
Manaea was the first tourist to Samoa in 2014. He began his sleeve tattoo by using traditional Samoan symbols.
Amateur career
Manaea was born in Wanatah, Indiana, and was raised in the United States. For his first three years of high school, he attended South Central Junior-Senior High School in Union Mills, Indiana. He appeared in the first All-Indiana Crossroads Showcase Series in his junior year. Manaea moved to Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana. Manaea, who was playing for the Andrean baseball team in 2010, was one of the state champions in 2010, and his senior year. He threw a fastball between 82 and 137 km/h.
Manaea, a freshman at Indiana State University (ISU), where he played college baseball for the Indiana State Sycamores baseball team in Division I of NCAA Division II, was not selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft out of high school, where he competed in the Missouri Valley Conference of NCAA Division I. Manaea played for the Dubois County Bombers of the Prospect League during his freshman season at ISU. In 105 innings pitched for the Sycamores as a sophomore, Manaea had 115 strikeouts. He spent his sophomore year at Indiana State in the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he went 5–1 with a 1.22 earned run average (ERA) and 85 strikeouts in 51+220 innings pitched, winning the league's Outstanding Prospect Award. Manaea was named a Preseason All-American and added to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List in 2013. He had a 5–4 record, a 1.47 ERA, and 93 strikeouts in 73+13 innings, placing fifth in the country in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched. His fastball speed hit 97 mph (156 km/h) by the end of his collegiate career.
Professional career
Manaea was scouted by the Houston Astros, who had the first overall pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, and considered a top prospect. However, he sustained a hip injury while playing for Indiana State during his junior year. Manaea pitched through pain and saw his velocity decline as a result of his hip impingement that he could play with as it healed. He was not chosen before the Kansas City Royals took him as the 34th pick of the draft. The Royals have agreed to a $3.55 million signing bonus, up from the estimated price for the 34th pick of $1,623,000. He underwent surgery to repair a torn acetabular labrum in his hip and missed the remainder of the 2013 season.
The Royals sent Manaea to the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014, with the intention of restricting him to 150 innings pitched for the 2014 season. Manaea had a 7–8 record with a 3.11 ERA in 25 games before, leading the Carolina League with 146 strikeouts. Due to abdominal and groin injuries, he missed the 2015 season. Manaea's Career began in Wilmington, Manaea, and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League in July.
On July 28, 2015, the Royals traded Manaea and Aaron Brooks to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Ben Zobrist. He was sent by the Athletics to the Midland RockHounds of the Texas League. Manaea's 7 starts with 51 strikeouts in 42+293 innings pitched, with a 1.90 ERA. He began the 2016 season with the Nashville Sounds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
Manaea made his Nashville debut in March 29. Manaea's rookie season as a result of a 7–9 victory-loss record and a 3.86 ERA. On April 30, 2017, Manaea was put on the 10-day disabled list due to a left shoulder strain. On June 5, Manaea's 16th straight outing in which he pitched at least two innings, yielding no more than five hits. Manaea beat Tom Gordon's streak of 15 games (June 24-92), the longest by an American League (AL) pitcher since 1913. Manaea had a 3.76 ERA in 16 starts prior to the All-Star break. During the season, he struggled with weight loss due to the change in the dose of an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder disorder treatment he was given in the spring, going from 255 to 104 kg). He ended the year with a 12–10 record and a 4.37 ERA.
Manaea no-hit the Boston Red Sox 3–0 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 21, 2018, becoming the first Athletics pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Dallas Braden's perfect game in 2010. He struck out ten and walked two. The Red Sox had the highest win percentage in baseball history at 89 percent, the highest record ever for a team to be no-hit in baseball history. For the week ending April 22, Manaea and Manny Machado were named the AL's Co-Players of the Week. Manaea pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven as the A's defeated 8-1 in his next game against the Houston Astros on April 27. Manaea's left shoulder impingement placed him on the disabled list in August. He was out for the remainder of the season after arthroscopic surgery to repair the impingement on September 11. He finished the 2018 season with a 12–9 record in 27 starts. With six hits, he tied for the most major league lead in bunt hits given up.
Manaea started the 2019 season by rehabilitating his shoulder, with the intention of returning to the Athletics at midseason. In September, he made his season debut. He was 4–0 with 30 strikeouts in 29+2/3 innings and got off to a good start in the 2019 AL Wild Card Game against the Tampa Bay Rays in five starts. Despite striking out five runs, he allowed four runs on four hits, including three home runs, leading to his dismissal after two-plus innings in a simulated 5–1 loss.
Manaea and the Athletics also agreed to a $3.75 million salary in 2020. He ended the pandemic-shortened season with a record of 4–3 and a 4.50 ERA in 11 starts. In Game 2 of the 2020 American League Division Series, Manaea pitched against the Houston Astros as Oakland advanced to the playoffs. He was furious because he had only four runs in 4+13 innings.
For the 2021 season, Manaea and the Athletics agreed on a $5.95 million salary. He made 32 appearances for the Athletics in 2021 and finished 11-10 with 194 strikeouts. Manaea's 2022 manaea signed a $9.75 million deal with Oakland, avoiding salary arbitration.
The Athletics traded Manaea and Aaron Holiday to the San Diego Padres for Adrián Martez and Euribiel Angeles on April 3, 2022. Following the 2022 season, Manaea will become a free agent.