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Alek Manoah #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays watches recording on the iPad in the dugout after getting pulled from the game in the first inning against the Houston Astros in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on June 5, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Alek Manoah Blew His Way Out Of The Majors

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