Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah named to First Team All-Star

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah was named to the Major League Baseball First Team All-Star on Monday.


Manoah is the only Blue Jays player to have been elected to either of the two all-star teams.

The 24-year-old right-hander finished the season with a 16-7 record and a 2.24 ERA, good for fourth in the American Hockey League. He had 180 strikeouts.

Manoah was also a finalist for the Cy Young Trophy in the American League.

The Blue Jays finished the season with a 92-70 record before being eliminated in the first round of the American League playoffs by the Seattle Mariners.


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