Alek Manoah: Obsessed, a six-part series documenting pitcher’s path to Blue Jays

Baseball
Published 25.03.2023
Alek Manoah: Obsessed, a six-part series documenting pitcher’s path to Blue Jays

Alek Manoah noticed firsthand the sacrifices his mom made to place him on the trail to being a significant league pitcher.

Find out extra about particular elements of Manoah’s previous and the way it ties into who he’s at the moment in a six-part collection referred to as Alek Manoah: Obsessed, narrated by Hazel Mae.

The first episode of the collection will air March 30 on Blue Jays Central. Each of the remaining 5 episodes will air on days Manoah begins and can be obtainable on Sportsnet.ca and SN NOW.

For the primary time in his profession, Manoah was named the Blue Jays’ opening-day starter. The 25-year-old posted a 2.24 ERA in 2022 on his approach to 196.2 innings and a third-place end in American League Cy Young Award voting.

The honour additionally comes lower than two years after Manoah’s MLB debut, reinforcing simply how fast his ascent to stardom has been since being chosen by the Blue Jays eleventh total within the 2019 draft.

The Blue Jays open the season with a major take a look at, dealing with a St. Louis Cardinals crew that gained 93 video games on the best way to an NL Central title final 12 months. Miles Mikolas will begin reverse Manoah at Busch Stadium on March 30. First pitch is 4:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. PT.

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