Alek Manoah is getting another shot in the majors.
After being designated for assignment by the Blue Jays earlier this week, Manoah was claimed off waivers by the Braves on Friday.
Manoah, 27, is clinging to his big league career just three years after he was named an All-Star and nearly won the American League Cy Young award.
Alek Manoah of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on April 16, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Getty Images
The right-hander finished third in the Cy Young voting in 2022 after going 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA.
A year earlier, Manoah posted a 3.22 ERA across 20 starts during his rookie season.
But nothing has gone right for him since that two-year stretch.
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