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Angels activate RHP Grayson Rodriguez to face DodgersThe Los Angeles Angels activated Grayson Rodriguez from the injured list in advance of the right-hander's debut with the club in a home start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.,In a corresponding move, the Angels optioned right-hander Alek Manoah to Triple-A Salt Lake.,Rodriguez, 26, was acq...

Angels reinstate RHP Alek Manoah from injured listThe 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.,The Angels signed Manoah to a one-year, $1.95 million deal in December. He began the season...

Jays place 1B Ty France on IL, activate OF Anthony SantanderThe Toronto Blue Jays placed first baseman Ty France on the 10-day injured list due to left oblique inflammation and activated right fielder Anthony Santander from the 60-day IL on Tuesday.,France's move was retroactive to Monday. Toronto also designated right-hander Alek Manoah, who has not pitched...

Jays RHP Alek Manoah set for season-ending elbow surgery

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah will undergo season-ending surgery on his right elbow to repair his ulnar collateral ligament, the team announced Friday.,Manoah left his start on May 29 against the Chicago White Sox in the second inning after he experienced elbow discomfort. He was placed...

The Blue Jays need to be built on fact instead of myth

In a lot of ways, feverishly watching the flight route of a plane that wasn’t everything it was cracked up to be is a pretty nice metaphor for the Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason and outlook. The Jays knew Shohei Ohtani wasn’t on that flight, but their fans certainly didn’t. That doesn’t mean that the ...

Here's who we have winning the American League awards

What a difference a year makes. No race for the American League home run record. The reigning MVP Aaron Judge missed significant time due to injury — and this year’s likely runaway winner Shohei Ohtani’s season ended with him on the IL. The Cy Young and Rookie of the Year races were pretty much deci...

Behold, the magic of the Blue Jays' face-plant!

It’s been a wonky season for the Toronto Blue Jays. It was supposed to be the one where they leaped from just a playoff team to AL East titan. Didn’t work out. Part of it is that Alek Manoah started throwing wiffle balls. Another part is that Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s power went to the zoo for most of...

Did Rogers Centre kill Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s power?

Whenever the post-mortem is compiled on this Toronto Blue Jays season — they’re still very much in the hunt for a wildcard spot — it won’t be hard to find culprits for how they didn’t quite manage to take the next step from a good team to a power that most in Ontario were expecting (feels like a the...

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Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah learns what karma means

by Anthony Locicero|Alek Manoah

|Tue Jun 06 2023

Alek Manoah has been so awful the Blue Jays sent him to the rookie circuit [Update]

A 30,000-foot view of the Toronto Blue Jays so far this season wouldn’t detect any huge problems. The offense, while maybe not tearing a hole in the Earth or indeed time as might have been predicted, is still 11th in MLB in runs. Bo Bichette is second in batting average, Vladito is bashing the shit ...

by Sam Fels|Alek Manoah

|Tue Jun 06 2023

Which MLB hot starts through Memorial Day are here to stay?

We’ve reached Memorial Day, the first real milestone of the MLB season. The first seven weeks or so don’t decide who makes the playoffs, but it gives us a pretty good barometer. But which (at least somewhat surprising) starts are here to stay?...

by Thomas Laforgia|MLB

|Tue May 30 2023

MLB Wild Card Series predictions: Rays-Guardians, Mariners-Blue Jays, Phillies-Cardinals, Padres-Mets

The MLB playoffs begin today, and with that, eight teams will battle for the chance to compete against the Dodgers, Braves, Astros, and Yankees. Yikes! What an awful prize that is, am I right?...

by Jon Hoefling|MLB

|Fri Oct 07 2022

Picking our MLB American League award winners

The 2022 MLB season is coming to a close today and here at Deadspin, we decided that despite the fact that we will likely never, ever, get to actually vote on awards — let alone get credentials — we’d still offer up our take. It’s not like the infallible BBWAA has ever been wrong with its picks befo...

by Anthony Locicero|American League

|Sat Mar 11 2023

MLB trade deadline candidates — Arms

Don’t expect the fever dream that was last year’s deadline (Aug. 2), but there are still some impact pitchers who could be on the move....

by Jon Hoefling|MLB

|Mon Jul 25 2022

Deadspin MLB Gambling Guide/Futures Bets to make for 2022 Season

What an interesting offseason, huh?...

by Matt Zylbert|MLB

|Wed Apr 06 2022

Rookie umpire throws bat, hits José Abreu squarely in knee

I know umpires like to clear bats out of the way when they anticipate a play at the plate, but one would think that they would do so with a little bit of caution....

by Jon Helmkamp|Umpire

|Thu Jun 10 2021

West Virginia Pitcher Plucks Line Drive Right Out Of The Air With His Bare Hand

Alek Manoah is a big, talented pitcher for West Virginia who snagged this line drive out of the sky and got his team a slick double play....

by Patrick Redford|highlight reel

|Thu Apr 06 2017

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