Detroit Tigers rookie righthander Matt Manning has debuted in the major leagues, and put together several solid starts in the process. As we weren’t even necessarily expecting to see him in a Tigers uniform until after the All-Star break this year, the 2021 season hasn’t exactly gone badly for him. Still, things clearly haven’t gone as planned either. In fact, for about two years now, the 23-year-old’s progress has stalled out somewhat for a variety of reasons, COVID included. Now, there are very good good reasons to think a glow up is on the horizon.
Back on Independence Day against the Chicago White Sox, Manning broke out a completely revamped slider.