Alek Manoah

BIOGRAPHY

Alek Manoah was born January 9, 1998, in Homestead, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Manoah was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 11th overall pick. He signed for $4.55 million and made his professional debut with the Vancouver Canadians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League on July 27. Over six starts, Manoah compiled a 2.65 ERA with 27 strikeouts over 17 innings.

On May 27, 2021, Manoah was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time, and started against the New York Yankees that day, while picking up the win in a 2–0 final. He recorded his first MLB strikeout in his debut against Yankees infielder Rougned Odor. Overall, Manoah totaled seven strikeouts while allowing two walks, no runs, and two hits over six innings. Manoah finished his rookie season with the Blue Jays having started twenty games in which he went 9-2 with a 3.22 ERA and 127 strikeouts over 111+2⁄3 innings.

Manoah was selected to represent the Blue Jays alongside George Springer, Alejandro Kirk, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Manoah pitched one scoreless inning and struck out all three batters he faced. In 2022, Manoah went 16–7 with a 2.24 ERA in 1962⁄3 innings while striking out 180 batters. He started the first game of the Wild Card Series against the Seattle Mariners, pitching 52⁄3 innings giving up four hits and four earned runs with four strikeouts as the Blue Jays were swept by the Mariners in the series. Manoah also finished third in the Cy Young Award behind Dylan Cease of the Chicago White Sox and winner Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros.