Sean Manaea’s Fastball Velocity Down in First Spring Outing

In his first outing of 2026 spring training, 34-year-old Sean Manaea‘s fastball velocity was down.

Manaea averaged just 88.1 mph on his four-seamer, according to Baseball Savant data. He threw 13 of them.

Manaea, in his shaky 2025 campaign, averaged 91.7 mph on the pitch.

He said postgame that he was trying out a cutter, which could partly account for the decrease. It was still something of note from Manaea’s outing.

The veteran left-hander, who’s entering his third season with the Mets...