Starting pitcher Sean Manaea is returning for a second season with the New York Mets.

Manaea agreed to a three-year, $75 million contract to rejoin the Mets, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Will Sammon of The Athletic reported the deal includes $23.25 million in deferrals:

Manaea joined the Mets last winter on a two-year, $28 million pact that included an option for 2025. After opting out, he declined a $21.05 million qualifying offer in order to test free agency after recording a 3.47 ERA through 32 starts in New York.

His best stretch of the season started in late July, when Manaea worked on lowering his arm slot in an effort to imitate the style of Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

Over his final 12 starts of the season since adjusting his arm angle, Manaea recorded a 3.09 ERA while marking 83 strikeouts to 18 walks.

That improvement helped Manaea earn four postseason starts, including a Game 3 NLDS win over the Philadelphia Phillies and Game 2 NLCS victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also the pitcher of record in the Mets' Game 6 elimination by the eventual World Series champion Dodgers.

This will mark the third time Manaea has changed teams in the three seasons since he was traded from the Oakland Athletics to the San Diego Padres in 2022.

The starter signed with the San Francisco Giants ahead of the 2023 season, then opted out of the second year of his contract to join the Mets in 2024.

Re-signing him gives the Mets some certainty in their rotation after they watched Luis Severino head to the West Coast and sign with the Athletics. Manaea is now set to slot back in the top of the Mets' rotation alongside Kodai Senga.

The signing also ensures that Manaea doesn't go to a cross-city rival, as the New York Yankees reportedly checked in on the southpaw, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

Between retaining Manaea and poaching Juan Soto, it has been a great offseason for the Mets in terms of getting one over on the Bronx Bombers.