Minneapolis — Thank goodness Tarik Skubal and Tyler Alexander are still here, otherwise Matt Manning might’ve thought he walked into the wrong clubhouse Monday.
“I know, right?” he said. “I feel like I’m debuting all over again.”
Manning, who will make just his third start of season here Tuesday, hasn’t been on a big-league mound since April 16. He came out of the game that day in Kansas City thinking he had some minor soreness in his shoulder and he’d be back in a couple of weeks. He’s been gone three and a half months.