Toronto Blue Jays fans were awarded a World Baseball Classic treat last night as pitcher Marcus Stroman and Team USA squared up against slugger Jose Bautista and the Dominican Republic in a match-up for the ages.
Stroman was absolutely brilliant on the bump silencing the Dominican offence, the 25-year old tossed 4.2 innings of scoreless ball fanning four and not issuing a free pass. The Dominican Republic bats could only muster three hits off Stroman and only managed to hit two balls out of the infield off the young ace.
The Blue Jays faceoff between Stroman and Bautista was all the hype and the two friendly combatants sheepishly acknowledged one another before Bautista’s first at bat.