“Kind of just felt really pinchy,” Manoah said after Wednesday’s game. “At that point, like mentally, I was just like, ‘Do I keep grinding through this and maybe make it worse, or just hand the ball to somebody else?'”
Manoah was a breakout star for Toronto in 2022, going 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA in 31 starts. He made the AL All-Star team and finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting. But he struggled last year, going 3-9 with a 5.87 ERA in 19 starts. He was optioned to the minors twice.
In other moves Friday, the Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Ryan Burr from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash considerations and Burr will be active for Friday’s game vs. Pittsburgh. Right-hander Joel Kuhnel was designated for assignment.
Burr was 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 15 games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
