It's been a long, windy road for former West Virginia pitcher Alek Manoah, but he officially made his return to the big leagues on Friday with the Los Angeles Angels. He tossed one scoreless inning of relief against his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, inducing two fly balls and setting down one batter on strikes. Alek Manoah is on the mound pitching for the Angels 👀 This is his first appearance in the Majors since May 2024 🤯 pic.twitter.com/2O8uDXK4ma — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 9, 2026 Manoah had one heck of a start to his big league career, continuing the stretch of domination he had while in Morgantown with the Mountaineers. The live fastball and nasty slider always projected to play well at the next level, but it was a little surprising to see him climb through the Blue Jays' system as quickly as he did. He made a statement in his big league debut against the New York Yankees, pitching six strong innings of scoreless ball, punching out seven batters, and allowing just a pair of base knocks.…