The first no-hitter of the young MLB season came on Saturday night, as Oakland Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea mustered the feat in a 3-0 win against the Boston Red Sox.
Manaea needed only 108 pitches to secure the no-no, striking out ten and giving up two walks. Not bad for the 26 year old, considering the Red Sox are holders of the league’s best record as well as the leader in runs scored.
Let’s see what the baseball world had to say:
Sean Manaea's reaction to throwing a no hitter: "Holy sh***!" pic.twitter.com/2XjZfXBwSd
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) April 22, 2018
Congratulations Sean Manaea, you were really good tonight bro 👍🏽
— Hanley Ramirez ⚾️ (@HanleyRamirez) April 22, 2018
Sean Manaea, drinks are on us!
— Evan Daniel (@mrevandaniel) April 22, 2018
- Yankees fans
The Red Sox might have 17 wins but tonight, they got zero hits and I will enjoy every last second of it. Thank you Sean Manaea for making my Saturday night that much better and congrats on history.
— Jake Montgomery (@JakeM0NTGOMERY) April 22, 2018
CONGRATS TO SEAN MANAEA for throwing the 12th no-hitter in #Athletics history!!! #RootedinOakland pic.twitter.com/intd69sDlM
— Matt (@nosoupforgeorge) April 22, 2018
Anybody else know who Sean Manaea was before tonight? Most of you have no idea who I'm talking about 🤣🤣
— Playoff 0 Degrees Kelvin (#LionsFree 12/24/17-?) (@KelvinDetroit) April 22, 2018
Nine of us who were in attendance for Dallas Braden's perfect game in 2010 and Sean Manaea's no-hitter tonight. We are so lucky! #RootedinOakland pic.twitter.com/HByP6KDPQe
— Nina Thorsen (@nlthorsen) April 22, 2018
DALLAS BRADEN INTERVIEWING SEAN MANAEA AFTER A NO-HITTER INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS
— Jake Baskin (@baskincase) April 22, 2018
sean manaea will head to the DL with a fractured face pic.twitter.com/iKNe1i654q
— Shawn Palmer (@PalmerGuyBoston) April 22, 2018
Raise your hand if you had Sean Manaea throwing the first no-hitter of 2018. #Athletics pic.twitter.com/fGq7bGO61P
— Holden Walter-Warner (@hwalterwarner) April 22, 2018
Sean Manaea with his 21 career wins throws a no-hitter against the highest scoring team in baseball. Such is the marvelous nature of a true underdog in sport; anything can happen for just one night and that’s all you really need.
— Ari Shapiro (@ari_shapiro) April 22, 2018
Tonight, he went from Sean Boyaea to Sean Manaea
— Jonathan Schoop Appreciator (@NaturallyKatz) April 22, 2018
Oakland @Athletics Sean Manaea NO HIT the best team in baseball! If that's not #RootedInOakland I don't know what is.
— Rooted in Oakland 🌊BlueWave 2018🌊 (@RespectOakland) April 22, 2018
SEAN MANAEA FOR MAYOR OF OAKLAND
— DJ Wilson (@MoneyballWorks) April 22, 2018
Can we clone 4x Sean Manaea's for our starting rotation??? #askingforafriend @Athletics
— DBNorCal (@DBNorCal) April 22, 2018
You: partying at prom
— Brady (@__Bray_D__) April 22, 2018
Me, an intellectual: at home watching Sean Manaea throw a no-hitter#RootedInOakland
Maybe the @PawSox will ban anyone named Sean or Manaea for an upcoming weekend series.
— Yankeesource (@YankeeSource) April 22, 2018
Manaea's pregame meal? Three burger sliders and a side of fries from a food truck that was in the players' parking lot this afternoon.
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) April 22, 2018
An inspiration to us all.
