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Alek Manoah crawls closer to Jays rotation with set of sizzling Triple-A outings

When Alek Manoah made his Triple-A debut on May 6, he seemed like a guy who wouldn’t be spending much time at that level.

The right-hander pitched six brilliant innings, racking up 12 strikeouts, and looked like a man among boys.

Have a debut, Alek Manoah!

6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 12 K (career high) for @BuffaloBisons. pic.twitter.com/n8RFpn6WH9

Considering the uncertainty in the Toronto Blue Jays’ rotation behind Hyun-Jin Ryu, Robbie Ray, and Steven Matz, that one outing launched a massive hype train for the massive 6’6” 260-pound starter.