Latest update on Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah is progressing well and we could see him back up with the Jays in mid August.
Manoah (elbow) completed a 45-pitch, three-inning simulated game Saturday and is scheduled to make his third rehab start later this week with Single-A Dunedin, Arden Zwelling reports.
Alek Manoah threw 45 pitches over three simulated innings in Dunedin on Saturday. His fastball velocity was up to 95 mph. Manoah is throwing a bullpen on Tuesday. Plan is for him to throw one more outing in Florida before his rehab moves to a higher minor league level.
After Manoah made rehab starts with the Blue Jays' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate July 14 and with Dunedin on July 20, Toronto opted to have the right-hander pitch in a controlled setting over the weekend.
Alek Manoah's first rehab game in Dunedin💪28 pitches // 16 strikes 2️⃣ IP | 1️⃣ R | 3️⃣ H | 0️⃣ BB | 2️⃣ K
Blue Jays manager John Schneider says Alek Manoah is progressing well and is on Schedule in Dunedin
Manoah was able to build up his pitch count during the sim game and flashed a fastball that topped out at around 95 miles per hour, so Manoah seems to be in a good spot as he works his way back from the internal brace procedure he underwent last June.
Manoah will throw a bullpen session Tuesday before making his next start with Dunedin, and if all goes well in that outing, he'll shift his rehab assignment to a higher-level affiliate next week.
Alek Manoah's sim game went well per John Schneider. Next up for him as his rehab continues is another game in Florida, likely with the Dunedin Blue Jays.
Through four seasons with the Blue Jays, the Homestead, Fla., native owns a 3.34 ERA with 412 strikeouts in 420.0 innings pitched.
He was an All-Star in 2022 and also finished third in American League Cy Young voting that season but struggled mightily in 2023 before having his attempt at a bounce-back season in 2024 cut short.
Manoah was selected by Toronto in the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of West Virginia and made his debut with the team in May of 2021.
Manoah appears to be tracking toward a return from the 60-day injured list around mid-to-late August, but the Blue Jays may not have a rotation spot available for him once he's activated.
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