Manning was selected in the 9th round of the
2001 Major League Baseball draft by the
New York Yankees. On July 31, 2003, Manning was traded to the
Cincinnati Reds with
Brandon Claussen for
Aaron Boone. The Yankees re-acquired him on June 18, 2004, for
Gabe White. Manning was a
Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star. He spent the season with Double-A
Trenton and Triple-A
Scranton. Manning became a minor league
free agent after the 2007 season and signed with the
Washington Nationals. On May 23, , the Nationals called Manning up from Triple-A
Columbus. On October 15, 2008, Manning was picked up on
waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was acquired for use in spot relief situations against left-handed hitters, but did not make the Cardinals roster. In , he pitched for the
Memphis Redbirds, the Cardinals' top farm team. He became a free agent again after the season, and did not pitch again until joining the
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2011, who he played with from 2011 to 2013. ==References==