It was a nine-month sentence, much of it the pitcher’s version of solitary confinement and Alek Manoah went through the full array of emotions associated with recovery from elbow surgery. There was pain.

Finally, some good news on the injury front for the Toronto Blue Jays. Keegan Matheson with MLB.com is reporting that right-hander Alek Manoah will be throwing off the mound for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last summer.