The baseball gods taketh, and then the baseball gods taketh away a whole bunch more. Sean Manaea has been pulled from his start Wednesday against the Angels after only two innings due to left shoulder tightness.
Manaea left with left shoulder tightness
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) April 27, 2017
Manaea looked dull from the get-go, in particular his fastball which lacked its usual zip.
Manaea barely touched 90 mph and only twice last inning; that much of a velocity dip must have set off alarm bells.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) April 27, 2017
No word as to the severity of the injury. Manaea was replaced in the third by Frankie Montas.
UPDATE:
Manaea says felt a "little sharp pain" in shoulder. Says he's dealt with it before and took only few days to get better. No MRI planned yet
— Joe Stiglich (@JoeStiglichNBCS) April 27, 2017
Well that’s encouraging.
Manaea thinks it's possible he will make his next start.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) April 27, 2017
Even better! And here it is from the man himself:
Here's Sean Manaea talking about his shoulder: pic.twitter.com/NhBIxGvpPF
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) April 27, 2017
Also, check out this writeup from Oakland Clubhouse.
This story will update as more information becomes available.