
Blue Jays pitcher Stroman placed on 10-day disabled list with shoulder fatigue
TORONTO — Marcus Stroman is hoping that taking a step back will help him return to form.
The Toronto Blue Jays right-hander, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday with right shoulder fatigue, has struggled this season with an 0-5 record and 7.71 earned-run average in seven games.
Talking to reporters before Toronto’s game against the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre, the 27-year-old Stroman said he had hoped to avoid a DL stint. But when his arm issues refused to subside, he and the team decided a break from game action was needed.
“(It) just got to a point where it became very frustrating physically and mentally,” Stroman said. “Just at a point where I felt I had to work at 115, 120 per cent where I would normally be working at 80-85 per cent to do what I do out there.