Manoah was a third-place finisher in Cy Young Award voting in 2022. But in 2023, he fell off a cliff before being optioned to the minors. The 2024 season didn't go much better before he suffered an elbow injury. Tommy John surgery took him out of action completely last June.

In Manoah's first Triple-A rehab outing, he lasted 1 2/3 innings, walking three batters and reaching 49 pitches.

Owen Caissie, the Cubs' No. 1 prospect, will make his MLB debut in Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He will be Chicago's designated hitter, batting fifth in the lineup.

Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Owen Caissie could make his major league debut in the team’s series finale against the hometown Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.

The Cubs have called up Canadian outfield prospect Owen Caissie from Triple-A Iowa. Caissie, ranked by MLB Pipeline as Chicago's top prospect and the No. 45 prospect in baseball, was hitting fifth and at DH for his big league debut at Rogers Centre for the finale of the Cubs series against the Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.

Additionally, the Jays veteran has pitched extremely well against the Chicago Cubs ’ current lineup. Chicago hitters own a combined .218 batting average with a lowly .272 OBP against Scherzer, which means he’s been efficient and kept players off the base paths while recording a lot of outs.

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