New York Mets pitcher Sean Manaea is expected to start the 2025 Major League Baseball season on the injured list because of a right oblique strain.
Manaea, the Mets' top starter last season who then got a $75 million, three-year contract, said Monday that had been dealing with the issue since getting to spring training.
The left-hander said he had been throwing and pitching but that "recovery hasn't really been the greatest in between." He had an MRI over the weekend.
"Didn't really get worse, it just kind of plateaued," Manaea said. "The worst part is it just never got any better over the last couple of weeks.