San Jose Mercury News · Feb 25, 2020
Five things from A’s HQ: A pitcher struggles, another shines and a third is hurt
MESA, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 19: Oakland Athletics’ Liam Hendriks (16) throws a pitch during spring training at Lew Wolff Training Complex in Mesa, Ariz., on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)The scream came from somewhere beyond the backstop. It was loud and, in some ways, deja vu. The man had seen enough.
“Get him out of there,” he hollered.
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A few batters later, manager Bob Melvin obliged. And just like that, Sean Manaea’s first outing of 2020 ended much like his final one of 2019 — with an early exit.