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Duke baseball: Marcus Stroman fires subtweet at Alex Bregman, Astros

By Kevin Connelly

JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 22: Marcus Stroman #0 of the New York Mets, and formerly of the Duke baseball team, reacts after being taken out of the game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning of a Grapefruit League spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium on February 22, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 22: Marcus Stroman #0 of the New York Mets, and formerly of the Duke baseball team, reacts after being taken out of the game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning of a Grapefruit League spring training game at Roger Dean Stadium on February 22, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Former Duke baseball standout and current New York Met, Marcus Stroman, subtweeted Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros on Tuesday evening.

Marcus Stroman has been one of the more outspoken Major League Baseball stars to comment on the Houston Astros cheating scandal.

Well, the former Duke baseball legend was back at it on Tuesday evening as the pitcher subtweeted Astros star Alex Bregman.

Bregman was a client of Klutch Sports, the same agency that represents LeBron James and many other high-profile athletes, but the third baseman left the company after it was announced that it would be running a detailed documentary surrounding the situation.

As one of the players who sheepishly apologized and hid from the situation since it was brought to light, many of the Astros, including Bregman, have yet to fully accept their responsibilities considering no punishment was handed down to the players.

James even responded to Stroman’s tweet, implying that he’s happy Bregman has left the agency as he was staining the reputation of the company.

https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1262952651840462850?s=20

Marcus Stroman was affected by the Astros’ cheating during his time with the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2017 and 2018 regular season, prior to getting traded to the New York Mets at the 2019 trade deadline.

In his career, Stroman has started five games against the Astros, posting a 2-1 record with a 3.00 ERA. Three of those starts came at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

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The New York native surrendered just two home runs and 32 hits in 30 innings pitched.

Alex Bregman is 0-for-11 against Marcus Stroman in his MLB career with three strikeouts and just one walk.

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Regardless of whether the Major League Baseball season is able to begin or not because of the coronavirus pandemic, Marcus Stroman will enter the final year of his contract with the New York Mets and become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason.

Stroman had a 4-2 record with a 3.77 ERA in 11 starts with the Mets last season after his trade from Toronto.

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