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Toronto Blue Jays Former Ace Posts Encouraging Update on Social Media

We're not quite sure what to make of Alek Manoah's future at this point, but we do know that this video looks promising.

Brady Farkas

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah (6) looks on during the eighth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on March 28.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah (6) looks on during the eighth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on March 28. / Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
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No one quite knows what to make of Alek Manoah's future with the Toronto Blue Jays, but we do know that the recent video he posted on Instagram looked promising.

The video was re-posted on "X" by "Blue Jays Today."

Alek Manoah is back in the lab and he’s looking pretty good

Video via: Manoahmadeperformance

Now, Manoah had internal brace surgery this past June and is expected to miss a good portion of the 2025 season, but it's still good to see him looking healthier.

The 26-year-old Manoah made just five starts in 2024, going 1-2 with a 3.70 ERA. He struck out 26 batters in 24.1 innings, starting to flash some of the stuff that made him one of the better pitchers in baseball in 2022.

Manoah made the All-Star team in that 2022 season, going 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA. He also finished third in the American League Cy Young voting, helping the Jays get to the playoffs.

However, the 2023 season was a horrific one for Manoah, who went just 3-9 with a 5.87 ERA. He was demoted to the minor leagues and finished the year on the injured list.

He was injured in spring training 2024 as well and began the year in Triple-A.

Heading into the 2025 season, the Blue Jays project to have Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, Jose Berrios, Yariel Rodriguez and Bowden Francis in the starting rotatin. That said, they have been connected to several top arms on the free agent market, including Max Fried.

Though he won't make an impact right away, Manoah can still affect the Jays in the future. He's under contract through the 2027 season.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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