Alek Manoah suffered an elbow injury during Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox, bringing the Toronto Blue Jays righty's comeback attempt to a screeching halt.
Manoah made it through 1.2 scoreless innings before he threw a 91 mile-per-hour slider and hopped off the mound in pain. The Blue Jays' training staff and manager John Schneider both came out to check on Manoah, who was ultimately pulled and relieved by Trevor Richards.MLB.com's Keegan MathesonNothing obvious as to what happened. But there wasn't much discussion on the mound before Alek Manoah walked off. Trevor Richards taking over.
Watching any pitcher leave with an elbow injury is certainly cause for concern, but it could be especially detrimental to Manoah. After thriving as a rookie in 2021 and finishing third in AL Cy Young voting in 2022, Manoah's production fell off a cliff in 2023. He was eventually sent down to the minors, getting injections in his throwing shoulder towards the end of the season.
Manoah had to go through an extended Spring Training in 2024 – plus a minor league rehab assignment – in order to get back up to speed and fix his mechanics. And through it all, he still looked wildly inconsistent.When Manoah finally got called back up to the big leagues for his season debut on May 5, he gave up six earned runs in 4.0 innings against theIn the interim, though, Manoah posted back-to-back starts of 7.0 scoreless innings.
With rookies Bowden Francis and Yariel Rodriguez both on the injured list and top prospect Ricky Tiedemann still dealing with an elbow injury of his own, the Blue Jays may have to look elsewhere to find a new No. 5 starter in Manoah's absence.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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