In his first season with the New York Yankees, Marcus Stroman has been a valuable contributing piece to the team’s rotation.
After struggling during the middle of the summer, Stroman has bounced back and put together dominating performances in his recent outings. In his last three starts, Stroman has a 2.25 ERA after posting a whopping 6.32 ERA in his previous 10 starts. He is scheduled to be on the mound on Saturday at home versus the St. Louis Cardinals.
This past Sunday, Stroman pitched five innings and allowed three runs in securing the Yankees a 10-3 win over the Colorado Rookies in the Bronx. He also got a front row seat to witness Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton accomplish a feat that had not been done by Yankees hitters since Sept. 17, 2020. The trio went back-to-back-to-back.
Soto smoked the ball for 418 feet to right-center field, Judge bro bombed one 377 feet and Stanton followed up with the most majestic shot—a 425-foot to center field.
After the game, Stroman, who remains one of the go-to voices on the team in both tough and triumphant moments, said, “I mean, it’s hard to put into words, to be honest. It’s truly special. I think we take it for granted what these guys are doing each and every day. What Cap is doing is truly incredible. You know, it’s historic, and it might never be done again. It’s just very fun to witness, amazing to be around, and I try not to get lost in taking it for granted, like I feel we all do.
“It just seems like hitting a home run every day is very normal for him [Aaron Judge]. And obviously, what Soto’s been doing before him is scary, scary. So, Stanton obviously going back-to-back-to-back, that’s incredibly fun. Like I said, having those guys swinging it gives the pitchers and the whole team more confidence.”
With the Yankees clinging to the top spot in the American League East Division at 78-54, two games ahead of the 76-56 Baltimore Orioles when the Yankees played the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, Stroman will look to continue to help them maintain their lead with one month left in the regular season.
The two-time All-Star has a 9-6 record with a 3.88 ERA and 97 strikeouts. His nine wins are third best on the team and he has the opportunity to set a new career-high in wins before the season is over.
His current career-high in wins is 13, which he set back in 2017 with the Toronto Blue Jays. During the last four seasons, Stroman has ended the season with an ERA under four.
With the Yankees being one of the top teams in the AL, there’s a strong chance that Stroman gets another opportunity to appear in the postseason. He’s only appeared in the playoffs two times in his career, coming in 2015 and 2016, both with Toronto. In five postseason starts, he is 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA.
