Marcus Stroman
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Stroman pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015
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Born: May 1, 1991 Medford, New York |
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| MLB statistics (through April 12, 2017) |
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| Win–loss record | 25–17 | ||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.82 | ||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 304 | ||||||||||||
| WHIP | 1.21 | ||||||||||||
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Marcus Earl Stroman (born May 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is listed at 180 lbs and is 5' 8" tall, making him one of only six pitchers shorter than 5' 10" to make a start at the MLB level in the 21st century.
Stroman attended Patchogue-Medford High School in Medford, New York. He was drafted in the 18th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft (532nd overall) by the Washington Nationals, but did not sign. Stroman then attended Duke University, where he played college baseball for the Duke Blue Devils baseball team, and compiled a career record of 15–13 in 48 appearances, in addition to holding the Duke record for career strikeouts (290 over 222 innings pitched). He was also a position player for Duke, making 97 appearances, mostly at second base and shortstop.
On May 15, 2016, Stroman graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Billed by analysts as the most major league ready player available in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, Stroman was drafted by the Jays 22nd overall, and became the first Duke player ever selected in the first round. After starting his professional career with the Low-A Vancouver Canadians, the Blue Jays promoted Stroman to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats on August 1, 2012. Stroman was suspended for 50 games on August 28, 2012, for testing positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant.
Having completed his suspension, Stroman started and pitched five scoreless innings to get the win in the May 19, 2013 game for the Fisher Cats. On July 2, 2013, Stroman struck out 13 batters over 6 2⁄3 innings in a 3–1 loss to the New Britain Rock Cats. He was ranked as the number 3 prospect in the Blue Jays organization on July 26, 2013, when the revised Top 100 Prospects list was released.
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