It has been a long road back, but Marcus Stroman will finally make his season debut tomorrow afternoon in Yankee Stadium. It couldn’t come at a better time for the first place Toronto Blue Jays, who are looking to stave off the New York Yankees.
The Pat-Med grad is coming off an 11-6 season with a 3.65 ERA over 130.2 IP in his rookie year. He compiled a 1.17 WHIP and struck out 7.6 per nine.
He tore his ACL during Spring Training while attempting to avoid Josh Donaldson during PFPs and it was while accepted that he would miss the entire 2015 season.
Thanks to his work ethic and the physical therapists at Duke University, he was able to recover much quicker than anticipated and he was able to make three minor league rehab starts.
He will join a surprisingly strong rotation thanks to the addition of David Price, his favorite player to watch growing up.
The Blue Jays will almost certainly qualify for their first postseason berth since 1993, breaking the longest active drought in the MLB, even if the Yankees do catch them due to a weak AL Wild Card field this season.
