Blue Jays’ Manoah throws 75 pitches over five innings in simulated game

Alek Manoah‘s sluggish climb again to the majors continued Thursday when the lately optioned starter threw 75 pitches over 5 innings in a simulated recreation, in accordance with Toronto Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider.

This is the second simulated recreation that Manoah has thrown since arriving on the membership’s Player Development Complex in Dunedin, Fla.

“We were pleased with it,” Schneider said of Manoah’s Thursday outing. “Everything we were talking about in terms of delivery and stuff was good. He’s making some good strides.”

Manoah, 25, had struggled to search out his kind to start the 2023 season, posting a 6.36 ERA in 13 begins after ending third in Cy Young voting a 12 months in the past. He was optioned to the Florida Complex League on June 6.

As far as the subsequent steps for the large right-hander? At least yet one more simulated recreation earlier than they take into account getting him right into a stay recreation.

In different Blue Jays pitching news, Zach Pop is scheduled to throw in a rehab recreation in low-A Dunedin on Saturday. Hyun Jin Ryu threw one inning of stay batting apply and felt good, whereas Chad Green is predicted to throw a bullpen session Saturday.

The Blue Jays kick off a collection with the Texas Rangers Friday that you could watch stay on Sportsnet and SN NOW beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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