Marcus Earl Stroman (born May 1, 1991) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently pitches for the Chicago Cubs.
He has played for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets in Major League Baseball. Stroman stands 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m), making him one of only six pitchers under 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) to make an MLB start in the twenty-first century.
Stroman was a member of the Duke Blue Devils baseball team while in college. In 2014, he made his MLB debut with the Blue Jays.
He won the World Baseball Classic MVP award in 2017. He was awarded the 2017 Gold Glove Award after the regular season. Stroman was chosen as an All-Star in 2019 and later traded to the Mets by the Blue Jays.
Stroman has six pitches in his arsenal, with his four-seam fastball and two-seam fastball averaging 93 mph (150 km/h) and 92 mph (148 km/h), respectively.
His off-speed throws include a curveball that travels at 82 mph (132 km/h), a changeup that travels at 85 mph (137 km/h), a cutter that travels at 90 mph (140 km/h), and a slider that travels at 85 mph (137 km/h). Since the 2015 season, he has relied increasingly on his two-seam fastball (around 41–44 percent).
Marcus Stroman Salary, Net Worth, Contract, Bio
| Salary | $25,000,000 | ||||||||
| Net Worth | under review | ||||||||
| Contract | Marcus Stroman inked a three-year, $71 million contract with the Chicago Cubs, with $71 million guaranteed and a $23,666,667 yearly average pay. Stroman will be paid a base pay of $25,000,000 and total compensation of $25,000,000 in 2022. | ||||||||
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