"For one night and for one inning, Alek Manoah was back. The former first round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays was on a big league mound for the first time since 2024 and it was a mound he was very familiar with. Dressed in a LA Angels uniform, Manoah toed the rubber at Rogers Centre against his former team, coming into the game out of the bullpen in the eighth inning and proceeded to get a three up, three down inning."
"Manoah hadn't pitched in a big league game since May 29, 2024 when he lasted just 1.2 innings against the Chicago White Sox before he was removed from the game for an injury that had since kept him sidelined. That year he underwent UCL surgery, which kept him out for the rest of the 2024 campaign, and also the entire 2025 campaign. Manoah was working on a return to the team in 2025, but with the Blue Jays contending for the AL division title, and a real chance to win it all, he was DFA'd in September and has spent the last several months building himself back up."
"With the Blue Jays ahead 2-0, Manoah was brought into the game with the hopes of keeping the deficit to just two runs. Manoah did exactly that, getting Daulton Varsho to pop out to shortstop, Ernie Clement to strike out looking, and Jesus Sanchez to pop out to second. Manoah's fastest pitch was his first one, a 94 mph four-seam fas"
Alek Manoah made his first major league appearance since May 2024, pitching for the Los Angeles Angels at Rogers Centre against the Toronto Blue Jays. He entered in the eighth inning from the bullpen with Toronto leading 2-0, aiming to limit the deficit. Manoah retired Daulton Varsho, Ernie Clement, and Jesus Sanchez in order, producing a three up, three down inning. His return followed UCL surgery in 2024 and missed time through the 2025 season. After being designated for assignment in September 2025, he spent months rebuilding and returned to the majors on Friday night in Toronto.
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