Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been positioned on the 15-day injured checklist with what has been identified with no consideration elbow sprain, the workforce introduced Friday.
Manoah underwent an MRI after leaving Wednesday’s recreation vs. the Chicago White Sox within the second inning because of discomfort in his elbow.
The 26-year-old Manoah is 1-2 with a 3.70 ERA in 5 begins after beginning this season on the injured checklist with shoulder irritation.
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“Sort of simply felt actually pinchy,” Manoah stated after Wednesday’s recreation. “At that time, like mentally, I used to be identical to, ‘Do I maintain grinding by means of this and perhaps make it worse, or simply hand the ball to someone else?'”
Manoah was a breakout star for Toronto in 2022, going 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA in 31 begins. He made the AL All-Star workforce and completed third in AL Cy Younger Award voting. However he struggled final yr, going 3-9 with a 5.87 ERA in 19 begins. He was optioned to the minors twice.
In different strikes Friday, the Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Ryan Burr from the Philadelphia Phillies in trade for money issues and Burr shall be lively for Friday’s recreation vs. Pittsburgh. Proper-hander Joel Kuhnel was designated for task.
