The Mets are reportedly reuniting with Sean Manaea on a three-year, $75 million deal after his career year

The New York Mets have taken steps to strengthen their starting rotation. In the wee hours of Monday morning, they reportedly agreed to reunite with left-hander Sean Manaea on a three-year, $75 million deal.

Manaea, who turns 33 in February, had a career year with the Mets in 2024. He had a 3.47 ERA and 184 strikeouts over 32 starts and 181 2/3 innings. That’s the lowest ERA of his career, held over the most innings he’s ever pitched and anchored by the second-most strikeouts he’s ever thrown. Prior to the 2024 season, his best numbers with the Athletics came in 2018, when he had a 3.59 ERA over 160 1/3 innings.

In 2024, Manaea signed a two-year, $28 million deal with the Mets that included an opt-out after the first year. Manaea exercised his opt-out after his career in 2024 and became a free agent. It’s a move that worked out very, very well for him: his old contract with the Mets paid him $14 million a year, while his new contract will pay him $25 million a year.

Manaea joins a Mets rotation that will feature a hopefully healthy Kodai Senga at No. 1, and right-hander Frankie Montas, who agreed to a two-year, $34 million deal in early December. David Peterson and Tyler Megill, who were part of the 2024 starting rotation, also return.