Mets' Sean Manaea meets 'childhood hero' Johan Santana
Santana was in Mets camp over the weekend as a guest instructor at the invitation of manager Carlos Mendoza, who knows the former Mets and Twins pitcher from Venezuelan baseball circles. Mendoza recently learned via the team’s social-media accounts that Santana was Manaea’s favorite back in the day, and he made the introduction happen.
Mets legend Johan Santana surprises pitcher who idolized him: He’s ‘my first baseball hero’
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets left-hander Sean Manaea was having breakfast at Clover Park on Saturday when he looked up and saw Johan Santana, who he describes as his “first true baseball hero,” standing there. “He shook my hand,” Manaea told reporters standing at his locker. “I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ Yeah, it was crazy.”
New York Mets star pitcher Sean Manaea had the privilege to pick the brain of one of the franchise’s best hurlers ever.
One example of this is Johan Santana, who is present at the Mets' camp on Saturday. Santana is a two-time Cy Young Award winner, four-time MLB All-Star, and three-time MLB ERA leader who finished ...
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