New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman admitted to “losing my cool” and acknowledged the need to “be better” after yelling at teammate GleybTorres er during Friday night’s 16-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
The incident occurred in the fifth inning when Stroman yelled at second baseman Torres for not turning a double play, which resulted in a run.
“It was frustrating,” Stroman said. “I felt like I made a good pitch. That was a big spot. I wanted to have that turned there, and we didn’t.”
Stroman mentioned he spoke with Torres afterward to clear the air and later posted on social media that “Raw emotion and passion are part of the game.”
Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t see the outburst as problematic.
“No issue with where Stro’s mind, heart, and focus is,” Boone said. “Sometimes when you’re competing like heck, it spills over a little bit. There’s no issues in that room with anything.”
Stroman was the first Yankees player out of the dugout after Torres hit a two-run homer in the sixth.
“He’s always a guy who supports everybody,” said Torres, who was returning to the lineup after being benched for two games.
Torres went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Stroman allowed three runs and five hits in 4â…“ innings. He was pulled when the Blue Jays scored twice in the fifth to break a 1-all tie. However, Toronto couldn’t capitalize on a bases-loaded, one-out situation, and New York took over from there.
The Yankees snapped a season-worst four-game losing streak by racking up 18 hits and scoring a season-high in runs.
