The Toronto Blue Jays recently announced that former Blue Devil pitcher Marcus Stroman was tabbed as the starter for the team’s America League Wild Card game tonight. The Duke alum also played a key role for the Blue Jays last season starting in a division game last year and compiling 10 strikeouts and a 4.19 ERA in 19.1 innings in the 2015 MLB Playoffs.
Marcus Stroman was an All-American pitcher at Duke becoming the first player in program history to be drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft. Stroman missed a large number of games with a torn ACL, and has returned to continue playing at a high level for the Blue Jays making 11 starts since August and recording a a 3.