Alek Manoah, a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, will make his comeback from injury in a triple-A game for the Buffalo Bisons. Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen will also be playing in the game after recovering from a wrist fracture.
TORONTO – Alek Manoah ’s comeback from injury will continue Saturday when he starts for the Toronto Blue Jays ’ triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen will be behind the plate for the Buffalo Bisons, and relievers Erik Swanson and Jordan Romano of Markham, Ont., will also pitch in the game.Baseball is Back: Blue Jays kicks off season against RaysStory continues below advertisement Jansen was on the 10-day IL after he suffered a small fracture in the pisiform bone at the base of his right wrist when he got hit by a pitch on March 13.Manoah will start in the first game of a day-night doubleheader between the Bisons and Rochester Red Wings, who are part of the Washington Nationals’ organization.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Manoah would have a 70-pitch limit. He said that the ideal scenario was for Manoah to go five innings, with Swanson and Romano closing out the seven-inning game.Manoah is coming off a rough rehab start with Single A Dunedin on Sunday. He walked his first four batters and allowed seven runs over 1 2/3 innings.
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