Matt Manning is taking his talents to Asia.
The Samsung Lions of the KBO League in South Korea have signed Manning – a former top-100 prospect who pitched in four MLB seasons with the Detroit Tigers – to a one-year, $1 million contract for the 2026 season.
Six and a half years ago, the Tigers selected Manning – whose father, Rich Manning, played two NBA seasons in the mid-1990s – with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2016 draft out of Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California.

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