Toronto Blue Jays announce latest rehab update on All-Star pitcher Alek Manoah

Manoah is scheduled to appear on tonight as the Fisher Cats continue their six-game series with the Reading Fightin Phils, Double-A affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Alek Manoah's journey back to MLB continued with a solid showing on July 22nd in Dunedin, Fla.

Manoah tossed two innings for the single-A Blue Jays, allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts.

He threw 16 of his 28 pitches for strikes and did not walk a batter, sitting around 93 m.p.h. with his sinker.

Manoah, 27, was selected by Toronto with the 11th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and made his debut with the Blue Jays in May of 2021.

Native of Homestead, Florida, Manoah was named an American League All-Star in 2021 and finished his rookie season 9-2 with a 3.22 earned run average with 127 strikeouts across 111-2/3 innings. In 2022,

Manoah rode a 16-win season behind a 2.24 ERA with 180 strikeouts in 31 starts.

Thursday's scheduled appearance would mark Manoah's second in Manchester. On July 2, 2023,

Manoah shined in his lone start with the Fisher Cats at Delta Dental Stadium with 10 strikeouts in five innings against the Portland Sea Dogs.

Five days later, Manoah returned to the Blue Jays with a quality start in Detroit behind eight strikeouts and no walks with one run allowed in six innings.

In 75 career starts over four seasons, Manoah is 29-20 with a 3.34 earned run average and 1.164 WHIP over 420.0 innings pitched. He has struck out 412 batters and walked 158.