#6

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Full Name:
 

Marcus Earl Stroman​

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Nicknames:

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“Stro-Show", "Stro"

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Born:  
   

May 1, 1991 

Medford, New York

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Family:  

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Father: Earl
Mother: Adlin Auffant @aya11763
Sister: Sabria Santos @Sabby_Sabz_
Brother: Jayden
Cousin: Erskine Kelley

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His mother Adlin Auffant is a native Puerto Rican.

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His father is a police detective (and a large man).

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Friends:  

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Best friend: Ryan Bahnsen (a construction worker in Long Island). @BabyBahnBahn

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Close with a rapper named Mike Stud (teammate at Duke).

 

He was close friends with Aaron Sanchez but there were rumors the two are not as close as they once were (they were roommates for over 3 years).

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He is friends with Ryan Goins and was angry when he was released by the Blue Jays in 2018.

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Rich Ciufo long-time friends (fathers are friends and colleagues).

 

Since he was 14 he worked out at Infiniti Performance in Bellport with Russell Taveras.

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He was mentored as a rookie by Mark Buehrle.
 

School:  

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Patchogue-Medford High School, Medford, New York
Mascot: Raiders
Coach: Tony Frascogna

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Set the school record with 30 stolen bases in a season.

Played point-guard and averaged 27 points a game. 

Duke University
Blue Devils baseball
Coach: Sean McNally    

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2016 - He returned to Duke University and completed his bachelor's degree in sociology.
 

Baseball Related:

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2009 - Drafted by the Washington Nations Major League Baseball draft (532nd overall) by the Washington Nationals, but did not sign.

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2012 - Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays (22nd overall)

2014 - May 4th - Major League debut with the Toronto Blue Jays.
 

Extra:

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2013 - Stroman was suspended 50 games after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine, a stimulant with a chemical compound similar to amphetamines. It's an ingredient found in several products, including supplements and nasal decongestants, but is on MLB's banned substance list.

He was a Mets fan growing up.

 
In 2009 he said Jimmy Rollins as his favorite baseball player.

He owns an apparel company called "HDMH" (Height Doesn't Measure Heart).

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He has the tattoos "Dreamchaser" down one arm and "BREAKING STEREOTYPES" along a forearm.

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2014 - After throwing a pitch at Caleb Joseph, Orioles manager Buck Showalter verbally attacked Stroman. Afterwards he called the pitch, "embarrassing".

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2017 - Stroman had an argument on the mound with Tim Anderson. Anderson asked for a timeout while Stroman was already into his wind-up. The two yelled back and forth and then made a few comments after the game.

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Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@MStrooo6

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