Overview
- In a 5-5 tie with the Marlins, Manaea retired 12 straight over four innings with four strikeouts on 52 pitches.
- Pitch tracking showed his four-seam fastball averaged 88.4 mph and topped at 89.9, with his spring average at 88.6 and only one 90.4 reading.
- Manaea said he feels healthy and is not concerned, and manager Carlos Mendoza said the velocity is in there and may take time.
- After oblique and elbow issues contributed to a 5.64 ERA in 2025, the Mets project him for the back of a six-man rotation with one spring start left before the March 26 opener.
- He is mixing more cutter, sweeper and offspeed pitches, while fans and some analysts note the persistent velocity dip as a key issue to monitor.