The leaflet Alek Manoah had one of the best debuts in the history of the Blue Jays, after stopping the Yankees in full MLB 2021.
Manoah, who was announced as the starting pitcher for the first game of the doubleheader against the New York Yankees, did not disappoint his fans or those who were waiting for that moment.
Alek Manoah who is the fifth best prospect of the Blue Jays in the MLB, he made 88 pitches and 60 of them were strikes, throwing 6 innings giving up just two hits without a run with two BBs and 7 strikeouts. Said 23-year-old pitcher emerged victorious.
Alek is said to have Cuban descent from his mother.
Manoah’s mother had a great reaction to see how her son struck out Roudge Odor and this was his first in the MLB:
A proud mother !!
That of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah who made his MLB Vs Yankees debut earlier today. pic.twitter.com/DMv8Mo6GTo— Xspark Baseball (@XsparkBaseball) May 27, 2021
How good was it been Alek Manoah in the Minors?
In about two seasons in the Minor Leagues, he accumulates an ERA of 1.54 in 35 innings with 47 strikeouts, that is, he only needed less than 40 innings to be called up to the majors, letting it be known that he is one of the best and with the most projections in the league. MLB.
Manoah is 6’6 with 260 pounds, throws and bat right, was born on 9/1/1998 in Homestead, FL, was chosen in the 11th pick of the first round of the 2019 draft.
Not all pitchers come up on such short notice in the minors, not even the current good ones, such as Gerrit Cole, Shane Bieber, Justin Verlander, Jacob Degrom, Trevor Bauer and Clayton Kershaw. That Alek Manoah was uploaded so fast leaves a lot to think and analyze.
