The Mets get their de facto ace back.

New York re-signs LHP Sean Manaea He received a three-year contract worth $75 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

The deal comes a year after the 32-year-old converted a two-year contract he signed with the Amazin’s ahead of the 2024 season into this new lucrative contract. During that time, Manaea compiled a 12-6 record with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.084 WHIP.

Of course, those numbers were exceptional in the second half of the season as he adopted the arm angle of his fellow southpaw and 2024 NL Cy Young winner. Chris Sale. From July through the end of the season, Manaea allowed just 37 runs over 105.1 innings. For a team that was missing its ace for 2023 Kodai SengaManaea’s performance in recent months helped the Mets reach the postseason.

He was great in the playoffs too. He allowed just three runs over 12 innings in his starts against the Brewers in the Wild Card Round and the Phillies in the NLDS, but he ran out of steam in the NLCS against the Dodgers.

In his two starts against Los Angeles, he allowed seven runs over seven innings and was on the mound in the deciding Game 6. However, when the Mets’ season officially ended, Manaea openly expressed his desire to return to Queens.

“I enjoyed my time here,” he said after his loss in Game 6. “I love New York, the organization and all the people here, so I would definitely like to come back.”

And now that Manaea is back, he’ll rejoin Senga and David Peterson in the rotation, which also includes newcomers Frankie Montas and former Yankees closer Clay Holmes.