A former Toronto Blue Jays ace is headed to the open market. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Angels announced that they were unconditionally releasing right-hander Alek Manoah after the former first-round draft pick in 2019 displayed struggles at both the major league and minor league levels.
The Angels announced that right-hander Alek Manoah has been released from their Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake. He’d been pitching there since late may, when he was outrighted off the club’s 40-man roster.
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The Los Angeles Angels have unconditionally released right-handed starting pitcher Alek Manoah following his continued struggles.
Another former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is making headlines — and not for positive reasons. The Los Angeles Angels announced yesterday that they have outrighted right-hander Alek Manoah from the 40-man roster after a difficult stretch on the mound in 2026.
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The Angels announced that right-hander Alek Manoah has been outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake. There wasn’t any announcement about him being designated for assignment but it appears the Halos quietly put him on waivers and he cleared.
Following a disastrous outing last night, the Los Angeles Angels are making a change to their starting rotation. The Angels are optioning Alek Manoah to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees following his rough start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
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It's been a long, windy road for former West Virginia pitcher Alek Manoah, but he officially made his return to the big leagues on Friday with the Los Angeles Angels.
Toronto Blue Jays fans will hopefully look back on Alek Manoah’s time with the team fondly when he returns with the Los Angeles Angels this weekend. He
Alek Manoah could make his first major-league appearance in nearly two years at some point this weekend, and if he does, fittingly, it’ll come against his longtime former team — the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated right-hander Alek Manoah from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday. The former All-Star has not pitched in the major leagues since the 2024 season with the Toronto Blue Jays.
28-year-old starting pitcher Alek Manoah signed with the Los Angeles Angels this past offseason. Manoah is recovering from a finger injury, however. He has yet to pitch in an MLB game for the Angels.
A former Toronto Blue Jay has been released. On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Angels announced that Canadian right-handed reliever Jordan Romano has been released.
Alek Manoah’s injury issues are the reason why a promising Toronto Blue Jays career was cut short, and his attempted return with the Los Angeles Angels hit another snag in Spring Training.
The Los Angeles Angels are off to an 8-8 start in the young season. Still, they have already been dealing with injuries, as Angels pitcher Robert Stephenson has been ruled out for the year, and Alek Manoah has yet to pitch this year.
Alek Manoah has a very high opinion of his contributions to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Los Angeles Angels pitcher Manoah sparked backlash this week with his comments about his former team, the Blue Jays.
On Tuesday, Jeff Passan reported that former All-Star starter Alek Manoah inked a one-year, $1.95 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels. Alek Manoah, who hasn’t appeared in the majors since 2024, was designated for assignment late in the season by the Blue Jays.
Former Toronto Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah is getting another shot to rebuild his career on a major league contract. Manoah is signing with the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple reports.
The news is the latest blow to Manoah’s spiraling MLB career.
In the final days of the 2025 season, Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos made the move to add an arm with All-Star experience to the roster.
The Atlanta Braves made an intriguing late-season addition when they scooped up former All-Star right-hander Alek Manoah off waivers after he was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays.
It hasn’t been the easiest past couple of years for the young right-hander.
It is not the ending that anyone would have expected.
Alek Manoah’s latest minor league outing was one of those starts where the box score doesn’t quite tell the whole story for the former Cy Young finalist. On paper, he gave up just one run over 4 2/3 innings, striking out four while allowing only three hits and two walks.
The Blue Jays continue to stand by Alek Manoah in hopes that he can rediscover his form. At this point, it may be best for both sides if the Blue Jays cut the former All-Star loose.
Another day, another rough outing for Alek Manoah. The Toronto Blue Jays’ ace in 2022 is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, and he had a tough outing with the Buffalo Bisons on Wednesday afternoon.
If Alek Manoah has his way in 2025, the 26-year-old hurler will be back pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays down the stretch as they attempt to return to the playoffs following major disappointments in ’24 that saw the club finish last in the AL East at 74-88.
Any significant injury would be a brutal blow to Manoah.
Alek Manoah left Wednesday's start against the White Sox in the second inning.
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