"Breaking News: Mets' Left-Handed Pitcher Sean Manaea Rejects $13.5 Million 2025 Option"
Left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea of the New York Mets has reportedly turned down his $13.5 million option for the 2025 season.
By opting out of the final year of his two-year, $28 million contract, Manaea will now become a free agent.
In his first season with the Mets, the 32-year-old had a record of 12-6 and an ERA of 3.47 in 32 regular-season starts. He also had a record of 2-1 and an ERA of 4.74 in four postseason starts.
After the Mets were eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, Manaea expressed his desire to return to New York next season.
Throughout his career, Manaea has played for the Oakland Athletics (2016-21), San Diego Padres (2022), San Francisco Giants (2023), and Mets, accumulating a record of 77-62 and an ERA of 4.00 in 228 appearances (198 starts).
