Matt Manning

Matthew George Manning (born January 28, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers organization. The Tigers selected him in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

For the South Sydney rugby league player, see Matt Manning (rugby league).

Matt Manning
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1998-01-28) January 28, 1998
Elk Grove, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Manning attended Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. He played baseball and basketball in high school,[1][2] and considered dropping baseball to focus on basketball after his freshman year. He began to focus on his pitching in his junior year. By his senior year, when he had a 1.91 earned run average (ERA) and 77 strikeouts in ​40 1⁄3 innings pitched, his fastball could reach 99 miles per hour (159 km/h).[3] He committed to attend Loyola Marymount University to play college baseball and college basketball.[4][5]

The Detroit Tigers selected Manning with the ninth overall selection of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[6] Manning signed with the Tigers rather than attend college, receiving a $3,505,800 signing bonus, the exact slot value for the ninth overall pick.[7][3] After signing, the Tigers assigned Manning to the Gulf Coast Tigers of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, where he posted a 0–2 win-loss record with a 3.99 ERA in ten games started, pitching no more than three innings per start.[8]

In 2017, Manning began the season in extended spring training, and spent time with both the Connecticut Tigers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League and the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League,[9] pitching to a combined 4–2 record and 3.18 ERA in 14 total starts between both teams.[10] In 2018, he played for West Michigan,[11] the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League,[12][13] and the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League.[14][15][16] He represented the Tigers at the 2018 All-Star Futures Game, striking out fellow Tigers' prospect Dawel Lugo.[17] Manning had a 7–8 record with a 3.29 ERA and a 1.20 walks plus hits per innings pitched ratio in 22 total starts between the three clubs.[10] He returned to Erie to begin 2019.[18] Manning was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[19] On August 28, Manning was named the 2019 Eastern League Pitcher of the Year. At the time of earning the honor, he had an 11–5 record with a 2.56 ERA while also leading the league in strikeouts (148) and WHIP (0.98). His ERA and batting average against (.192) were also tied for second-best in the league.[20]

On January 16, 2020 he was a non-roster invitee of the Detroit Tigers to Spring Training before the season was postponed due to the coronavirus.[21]

Personal life

Manning is the son of Rich Manning, who played in the National Basketball Association. His older brother, Ryan, played basketball for the Air Force Falcons and his younger brother, Jake, is signed to play volleyball at Urbana University. [22]

References
  1. "Baseball: Manning's arrival gives Sheldon ace | Sports". egcitizen.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. Hull, John (April 8, 2016). "Scouts Galore: Manning puts pitching abilities on display | Sports". egcitizen.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. "Matt Manning to receive $3.5 million signing bonus with Tigers | The Sacramento Bee". Sacbee.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. "First family of Sheldon basketball". Elk Grove Citizen. January 16, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  5. "Sheldon pitcher Matt Manning's big-league moment is here". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  6. Sipple, George (June 9, 2016). "Tigers select prep pitcher Matt Manning with ninth overall pick". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. Mowery, Matthew B. (June 23, 2016). "Tigers sign No. 1 pick Matt Manning". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. "Toolshed: Manning happy away from hoops". MiLB.com. January 6, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  9. "Tigers' Manning springing forward in 2018". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  10. "Matt Manning Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  11. "Pitching prospect Matt Manning growing up fast on Tigers farm". Detroitnews.com. June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  12. "Tigers' No. 1 pick Matt Manning leaves Whitecaps for Lakeland". MLive.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  13. Ivan Lambert (July 5, 2018). "Manning wins in debut for Flying Tigers – News – The Ledger – Lakeland, FL". The Ledger. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  14. "Matt Manning's rocket ride has moved him to Erie in Detroit Tigers system, and to rare tributes". Detroitnews.com. August 26, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  15. Beck, Jason (May 24, 2018). "Tigers prospect Matt Manning impresses in 2018". MLB.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  16. "Beau Burrows, Matt Manning get advice from future Tigers teammates". MLive.com. September 6, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  17. "Detroit Tigers: Matt Manning K's Dawel Lugo in Futures Game". Freep.com. July 15, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  18. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/04/07/beau-burrows-among-detroit-tigers-pitching-prospects-off-big-starts/3393825002/
  19. Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  20. "Matt Manning Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Year". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  21. https://www.mlb.com/player/matt-manning-666159?stats=career-r-pitching-minors&year=2019
  22. "Sheldon's Matt Manning has glove affair with pitching". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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