Sean Anthony Manaea is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.
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18 Facts About Sean Manaea
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Sean Manaea debuted in MLB in 2016 and pitched a no-hitter on April 21,2018.
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Sean Manaea attended South Central Junior-Senior High School in Union Mills, Indiana for his first three years of high school.
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Not selected in the Major League Baseball draft out of high school, Manaea enrolled at Indiana State University, where he played college baseball for the Indiana State Sycamores baseball team, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference of NCAA's Division I After his freshman year at ISU, Manaea played collegiate summer baseball for the Dubois County Bombers of the Prospect League.
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Sean Manaea recorded 115 strikeouts in 105 innings pitched for the Sycamores as a sophomore.
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In 2013, Sean Manaea was named a Preseason All-American and added to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List.
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Misdiagnosed as a hip impingement that he could play through as it healed, Sean Manaea pitched through pain and saw his velocity decrease.
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Sean Manaea was not selected until the Kansas City Royals took him with the 34th pick of the draft.
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Sean Manaea had surgery to repair a torn acetabular labrum in his hip and missed the remainder of the 2013 season.
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Sean Manaea missed the beginning of the 2015 season with abdominal and groin injuries.
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Sean Manaea was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a left shoulder strain on April 30,2017.
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Sean Manaea surpassed Tom Gordon's streak of 15 games, becoming the longest such streak by an American League pitcher since 1913.
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Sean Manaea struggled with weight loss during the season due to changing dosage of an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication he was prescribed in the spring, going from 255 to 230 pounds.
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Sean Manaea tied for the major league lead in bunt hits given up, with six.
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Sean Manaea began the 2019 season rehabilitating his shoulder, aiming to return to the Athletics at midseason.
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Sean Manaea will become a free agent following the conclusion of the 2022 season.
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Sean Manaea has two older brothers—a half-brother from his father's first marriage and a full brother.
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