Sean Manaea

Sean Manaea strikes me as a survivor's story dressed up as a pitcher. Out of small-town Valparaiso and Indiana State, he debuted with the Athletics and has since drifted through San Diego and San Francisco before landing with the Mets. Longevity in MLB is never an accident, it takes cunning as much as stuff, and his unorthodox delivery keeps hitters guessing where pure velocity might not. I find a quiet dignity in journeyman lefties who keep reinventing themselves to stay on a big-league mound. He is the kind of unflashy craftsman I always end up appreciating more than the stars.

Name (English)

Sean Manaea

Name (Japanese)

ショーン・マネイア

Reading

しょーん・まねいあ

Born

February 1, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Occupation

baseball player

High school

South Central Junior-Senior High School

University

Indiana State University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Manaea
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2
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Tags

• Indiana
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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