Alek Manoah is getting another shot at the big leagues.
It is a fully guaranteed major league deal, Passan added.
Manoah was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23 as a corresponding move when Anthony Santander was activated off the injured list.
The former Cy Young finalist was then claimed by the Atlanta Braves, who declined to tender him a contract on the Nov. 21 deadline.
Manoah last pitched in the major leagues during the 2024 season, recording a 3.70 ERA, striking out 26 and walking eight over 24.1 innings spread out across five starts in May.
After experiencing a pinching sensation in his elbow in his final start that season, Manoah required surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament and underwent a hybrid Tommy John procedure, replacing the ligament and anchoring the new one with an internal brace suture.
Manoah spent the rest of the 2024 season and most of 2025 recovering from the procedure, eventually logging 38.2 innings across four minor league levels while rehabbing in the Blue Jays organization. He pitched to a 3.96 ERA with 35 strikeouts and 23 walks in 2025.
