Overview
- Manaea, who began the season in relief, worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts against the Pirates on Sunday at Citi Field.
- His four-seam fastball averaged 88.7 mph in the outing, down from a 91.7 mph average last year, and his changeup and sweeper also came in slower.
- Manager Carlos Mendoza said the staff is watching the radar guns and will keep evaluating Manaea in a long-relief role.
- Manaea said he feels healthy and believes his speed will return as he gets more game repetitions.
- He lost a rotation spot after a spring dip into the high 80s and is now behind several starters, a notable shift given he is owed $50 million through next season and is coming off a 2025 season hurt by oblique and elbow issues.