Sean Manaea suffers setback in Mets injury return

MIAMI — Sean Manaea certainly won’t return to pitch for the Mets in April, as originally hoped.Now May isn’t looking so good for him either.

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.The left-hander has been shut down from throwing for at least two weeks in his rehab after receiving a platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection for his strained right oblique, manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday.

Manaea, who was in the early stages of his rehab, felt discomfort during a long-toss session.Manaea received an MRI exam that showed inflammation, according to Mendoza.“He’s getting shut down for two weeks and then we have to revisit and see where he is after that,” Mendoza said before the Mets’ 4-2 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park.Once Manaea resumes throwing, he will still need a full spring training buildup that could last six weeks.Manaea returned to the Mets last offseason on a $75 million contract over three years as a key piece to this rotation.Last season he pitched to a 3.47 ERA over 32 starts.With Manaea and Frankie Montas (lat strain) sidelined, the Mets have used Tylor Megill and Griffin Canning to fill out a five-man rotation.

Paul Blackburn is also on the injured list with knee swelling, and the right-hander will have to go through progression before he’s cleared to return, according to Mendoza.Luis Torrens’ offense has been a nice bonus for the Mets to start the season.Torrens, who has taken over as the starting catcher with Francisco Alvarez sidelined following surgery to remove a broken hamate bone in his left hand, entered play with a .364/.417/.818 slash line.

He homered in Monday’s 12-4 victory over the Marlins.“When Alvi went down, you feel good with Torrens,” Mendoza said of Torres, who went 0-for-3 in the Mets’ loss on Tuesday night.“You know what he’s capable of doing — we saw it last year when he first [arrived].

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