Alex Manoah isn't expected to figure into the Jays plans until much later this summer, but he took a huge step in his recovery effort on Friday morning.

In the inaugural Spring Breakout game a year ago, as he was coming out to pitch the ninth inning, Bubba Chandler slammed a ...

There finally comes a moment, deep into any rehab from Tommy John surgery, when the joy bursts through. Alek Manoah climbed a mound Friday morning, near 10:15 a.m., for the first time in nine months.

Not only has Scherzer impressed in his initial time on the mound in a Blue Jays uniform, but he has done so with a new pitch.